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TIL that the thiomargarita magnifica is the largest bacteria ever discovered, big enough to be seen by the naked eye

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OvMR TIL: during test times in Korea, they will lock the access to rooftops. This is because students have been known to realise they are failing whilst taking the test, stop, and leave to jump off the roof.
5V9Gn TIL in 1969, concert promoter Bill Graham was asked to help organize the Woodstock Festival. He agreed under one condition: that Santana would be included in the lineup. After Bill persisted, Santana was given a 45-min set on Aug 16 for $2,500. The performance launched Santana to international fame.
4rnJ TIL John Lennon loved the B-52’s and their hit “Rock Lobster”
g9bW TIL John Lennon’s son Julian Lennon had to buy back his father’s letters written to him and other of John’s belongings in an auction that Yoko Ono did after John’s death. Julian basically used his dad’s money to buy his dad’s belongings.
oB4eE TIL a 6,000-foot-long hose was discovered under the streets of Yonkers, NY, believed to transport beer during Prohibition.