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TIL AC/DC drew only 30 people to their first UK show in April 1976. Four months of heavy touring later they broke the attendance record at London's Marquee Club - 1400 people in a 700-capacity room, beating the records of Hendrix and The Who.

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RYr6 TIL in 2012, a neon light was discovered behind a bathroom wall in a Los Angeles restaurant, which had been left on for 77 years, amounting to over $17,000 in electric bills
MxoB TIL that the percent symbol (%) is not alone, there is the permille (‰) and the permyriad (‱) as well.
1amaX TIL Jahna Steele was voted Las Vegas' "Sexiest Showgirl on The Strip" in 1991, "Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year" in 1992, and "Most Beautiful Showgirl" in 1993. She was later fired from the "Crazy Girls Revue" show when people found out she was transgendered.
mAlo TIL of The Sons of Lee Marvin, a secret society where the only requirement for entry to the club is that one must have a physical resemblance to plausibly look like a son of Lee Marvin. Members include Tom Waits, Jim Jarmusch, Nick Cave, Neil Young and Josh Brolin.
VB5Dk TIL that King of France Louis XIV decreed that French Army cannons be inscribed with the Latin phrase "Ultima Ratio Regum" meaning "The Last Argument of Kings" - as Louis XIV considered war to be an extreme continuation of politics and thus the last argument in a difficult debate.