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TIL the Archies classic "Sugar, Sugar" was one of the songs that astronaut Alan Bean requested be part of the musical selections on the Apollo 12 mission.

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8ZZ4 TIL Andreas Grassl, a german man found in England in 2005, remained unidentified for four months due to his refusal to speak, communicating instead through drawing and playing the piano. This mysterious story spawned media attention and speculation all across the world, dubbing him as the Piano Man
jNDdR TIL that Delphine Marie LaLaurie (Madame LaLaurie), who used to torture and kill slaves for amusement, let maggots fester in the skull wound of one of her victims. She was discovered by her neighbours when a fire broke out and they rushed to help. She then fled.
QJXre TIL Sharks love heavy metal because the low-frequency vibrations are similar to the sounds made by struggling fish
e0BQn TIL: Microsoft gave the domain Bob.com to a guy named Bob in exchange for Windows2000.com
rk8x TIL a 19 year old man dove 85 feet into the ocean to wrestle an 80 pound octopus with a 9 foot diameter to the surface in a 25 minute epic battle in which he punched the octopus subduing it after it turned red and lunged at him tearing off his respirator. He drove it home, cooked it up, and ate it.