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TIL that the song "Timothy" by the Buoys is about cannibalism

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5YJZQ TIL Soviet cosmonauts took a copy of Pink Floyd's live album "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" with them on their mission, making it the first rock album to be played in space. David Gilmour and Nick Mason also attended the mission's launch.
KOXOR TIL that schizophrenia was so commonplace among the post-famine Irish immigrant population, that it was often called 'Irish Madness'.
WkeZX TIL in 2019 scientists discovered a new species of wrasse they called the 'Vibranium Fairy Wrasse' who's Latin name is 'Cirrhilabrus wakanda' - named after the mythical nation of Wakanda and the metal in the Marvel universe.
XEV8E TIL to please Lord Indra, Hindu god of rain, people in drought-stricken Bhopal, India "married" a frog couple. Then in light of heavy rainfall (26% more than normal) in the area, the frogs were "divorced" less than 2 months after their "wedding" in hopes the divorce would end the rain.
KyyE TIL there is a village in the Netherlands specifically for Old people with Dementia to live and lead normal lives surrounded by professional care. Everything there is free.