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TIL that the London Hammer, discovered in 1936 in Texas, is a controversial out-of-place artifact that appears to be a 19th-century tool encased in rock purportedly dating to the Cretaceous period. This challenges established geological timelines

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ZpGRB TIL that Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration was taped on September 7th and 10th, 2001, and he was supposed to have a meeting at the World Trade Center on the 11th but overslept.
OokaX TIL vintners sold concentrated bricks of wine during prohibition with the explicit warning not to leave the juice from them in a bucket in the cool cupboard for 21 days, or it would turn into wine.
5VVJ8 TIL “Electric Eye” by heavy metal band Judas Priest was in the temp score for “Toy Story 3”. Before it was cut, the song blared from the Aliens’ car in the opening scene. The song’s lyrics describe a satellite watching a surveillance state, foreshadowing (intentionally or not) the movie’s plot.
W7wnX TIL that Marco Evaristti, an artist from Chile known for making art work that shocks people, cooked meatballs in his own fat that he got from his liposuction.
DjGV TIL that when American soldiers came to the house of Richard Strauss in 1945, the famous German composer identified himself: “I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Rosenkavalier and Salome.” One of the soldiers was a musician, and placed a sign at the home so others would not bother him.