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TIL the song title "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly came about when vocalist Doug Ingle wrote the song while drunk, and when he played it for drummer Ron Bushy, his drunken slurring caused the words "in the Garden of Eden" to be interpreted as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Bushy.

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9Yn9p TIL there's an annual horseback competition where people ride 100 miles in less than 24 hours over craggy, mountainous terrain, with the best averaging 15 hours
Z8bLG TIL there is a chinese village called Dafen that account for 60% of global production of replica oil paintings.
EJn7 TIL A female ninja is called kunoichi, which means “nine plus one.” This refers to the nine holes possessed by men, and the kunoichi’s mastery of the tenth
6Eexw TIL Sarah Knauss, a supercentenarian and oldest ever American, lived for more than 119 years. She died in 1999 on the 30th of December, just 2 days shy of the year 2000.
E7Np TIL that one of King Tut’s dagger blades is made of a meteorite from outer space.