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TIL that Hans Zimmer, composer of the MAN OF STEEL soundtrack and many many others, also wrote the song VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR way back in 1982

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dDMjj TIL that the price of cigarettes in Australia and New Zealand are 2.5 to 3 times more expensive than cigarettes in the USA
b7KZ TIL Evan Mecham, Arizona Governor in 1987, rescinded MLK, Jr. Day as his first act in office and told a group of black community leaders, “You folks don’t need another holiday. What you folks need are jobs.”
R7YN7 TIL Students from UNIS University spend their first days learning how to use a rifle to defend themselves against bears
OGnwe TIL That in 1840s Australia, there was a rumor about a European women held against her will by the Kurnai people. For two years, the native people of the area were hunted, with a boy being captured. After arranging a meeting, the natives arrived with a statue; the figurehead from the ship, Britannia
4XJOJ TIL sugar can twist light, and has been used in calibrating instruments that detect the rotation of light.