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TIL that in 1996 MTV nominated Nick Cave for “Best Male Artist.” He asked that they withdraw the nomination, which they did.

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GAmYE TIL that the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, is a U.S. military cemetery uniquely located inside the crater of an extinct volcano in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Z8QmD TIL that William Whipple, one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, freed his slave after signing it because he believed one cannot simultaneously fight for freedom and hold another person in bondage.
xVvV5 TIL that Chuck Yeager broke two of his ribs two nights before a test flight. Worried an injury would have him removed, he told almost no one and snuck a broom handle into the plane to help him seal the hatch. He then proceeded to become the first human being to break the sound barrier.