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TIL Nickelback was the second best selling band of the 2000s, only beaten out by the Beatles.

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l1bK TIL that there is a word in Italian “Giacca civetta” meaning “Owl Jacket” which is a term for the second jacket bought with a suit, which is left draped over the back of your chair at work (giving the impression of being there) while you wear the other on the town boozing and wooing women.
R08 TIL in 2003 an American soldier in Iraq was shot point blank in the face with a 9mm; he caught the bullet in his teeth and captured the man who shot him.
jNpyX TIL that in 2004, American singer Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, when a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that caused momentary seizures for the rest of her life
neAgP TIL the UAE has experimented with literal rainmaking since 2011, called cloud seeding, attempting to increase its sparse average rainfall and decrease its hot summer temperatures. Drones add silver iodide and electrical charges to existing clouds to clump them together and increase precipitation.
Yp71G TIL that a river in New Zealand has been given legal status as a living entity and possesses the same rights as a human being.