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TIL The French trio band "Darlin'" formed in 1992 and produced two songs before the members split up to pursue their own creative interests. Thomas and Guy formed "Daft Punk" while Laurent, inspired by their song "Phoenix", formed a band of 4 under the same name of the hit song

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rap4 TIL that there is a rat-infested ghost ship floating somewhere in the Atlantic
OpDe TIL that during WWII, a Polish Catholic social worker named Irena Sendlerowa saved 2,500 Jewish children from death. That’s more than the 1,200 saved by Oscar Schindler. She was recognized by Yad Vashem in 1965 as one of the Righteous Among Nations (a non-Jew who saved Jews during the Holocaust).
rRB5o TIL with a record of 46-2 Marvin Hagler could not get a title fight. His manager pleaded with Senator Ted Kennedy. Kennedy called boxing promotor Bob Arum and threatened an investigation. Arum was a tax attorney for the Justice Dept. during JFK's administration and guaranteed the fight.
7rwwM TIL the town of Two Egg, Florida has their own local monster, described as a ‘small Bigfoot’. His name is the Two Egg Stump-Jumper
adoy TIL 47% of Chinese millionaires plan to emigrate away from China, an additional 20% are not sure yet