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TIL that the band Metallica played a show in Antartica so that they would become the first band to perform on all seven continents.

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oBmZA TIL that the Titanic was hauling over 3000 mail sacks during its maiden voyage. When it began to flood, the five postal clerks on board tried to save as much mail as they could by hauling the sacks on deck. All five of the postal clerks died in the sinking.
bPZQ TIL there is an unusual type of skin tumor with the appearance of a horn that can grow in very rare cases up to 10 inches on a humans forehead.
ZxN4 [TIL] The most popular pornsite on the web is xhamster.com
mxpkO TIL Despite Genghis Khan's reputation as a genocidal ruler, he was very tolerant of the religions of his subjects, consulting with various religious leaders. He also exempted Daoists, Buddhists, Christians and Muslims from tax duties.
Z8yXp TIL about the "Battle of Hayes Pond", where in 1958, fed up with recent cross burnings on their grounds, over 500 armed members of the Lumbee Tribe surrounded a KKK rally and exchanged fire with them, destroying the only light source and forcing the Klan members to flee the area.