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TIL that there are ciphers on UK postal boxes that show the reign of a Monarch of when the pillar box was established in the area.

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xVE4B TIL not long before his death, Freddie Mercury, confined to his bed, got to see an advance copy of the "Wayne's World" scene with Wayne and Garth headbanging to "Bohemian Rhapsody". He loved it and approved of the song's use in the film. The movie, in part, helped launch Queen's comeback in the USA
BPBL TIL Clint Eastwood helped finance a private mission in 1981 into Laos to see if there were still American POWs alive.
PY7BZ TIL that the sampled moaning heard on the background of Prince's "Peach" track was recorded by Kim Basinger.
lJMK TIL in 1995 drug giant GlaxoSmithKline gathered over one hundred black and hispanic orphans, including toddlers and babies, to test the “toxicity” of their AIDS medication on them. They continued to do this for nearly ten years.
7rMKx TIL about Osborne Bulls, iconic bull-shaped billboards found on highways throughout Spain that once served as advertisements for Vetenaro brandy. First erected during the 1950s, The billboards have become something of a national symbol in Spain.