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TIL Jimi Hendrix once was the opening act for the Monkees. After being drowned out by the crowd chanting ‘We want Daaavy,'Jimi gave them the middle finger, and left the tour after only 7 shows.

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9w66G TIL Deep sea creatures such as The Hoff (crabs named after David Hasselhoff for their hairy chests) have high levels of piezolytes that help water molecules and proteins withstand very high pressures.
VMVl0 TIL that viruses can infect and kill bacteria
kJeG5 TIL Adolf Hitler hired the creator of Porsche to make the first Volkswagen Beetle(his personal car)
RBQa TIL the British successfully destroyed a Nazi drydock by ramming a ship filled with six tons of explosives into it, leaving the ship wedged in the gates until the timers detonated the explosives.
wlO6 TIL the modern “debate” about vaccines and autism began after Adnrew Wakefield falsified data and sought to profit from it… Because of this, he has been stripped of his medical license and innocent children have died due to his lies…