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TIL the American music genre Bluegrass is named after a specific band, Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.

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MeNkK TIL that landlocked country of Mongolia maintains a Navy which consists of 1 tugboat and 7 sailors, 6 of whom do not know how to swim.The boat is placed in Mongolia's largest lake & after privatization of the Navy by the government it now supplements its income by hauling freight and tourists around
wLPwP TIL The Great Gatsby was originally a failure when released in 1925 and only became popular when it was mass printed and sent to soldiers during World War 2. 1944, only 120 copies of Gatsby sold, today it sells over 500,000 each year.
5YR1P TIL: Despite a $100,000,000 contract, NBA star Kawhi Leonard drove the same 1997 Chevy Tahoe through the 2016 season because, "It runs … and it's paid off”
jDGN TIL when the Confederate army surrendered in 1865, a Union cannonade was fired in celebration but General Grant ordered it to stop saying “The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again.
oLdA TIL Psychologists think you can be either social or analytical at one time - and those factors suppress each other. If you’re being social, your analytical skills are suppressed, and vice versa.