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TIL that The Killers re-wrote their entire album ‘Hot Fuss’ after hearing an album by The Strokes entitled ‘Is This It’.

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4k9VN TIL the founders of Adidas (Adolf Dassler) and Puma (Rudolf Dassler) were not only rivals in business, but both were members of the Nazi Party and are brothers who had an intense sibling rivalry.
ADRmn TIL about Marjoe Gortner. Forced to be an evangelical preacher at a young age, he left his religion, but then returned to make some money. He eventually invited a documentary crew to follow him as he showed the “tricks” of his revivals. The 1972 film won an Oscar.
M7y4a TIL - 50 years ago the first F-16 flew accidentally after a runway test went wrong and the pilot thought "Let it fly away."
W7wxN TIL The sport of Water Polo was invented in Scotland and the first game took place in the River Dee.
LQad TIL estimated 100 trillion microorganisms representing (500 different species) inhabit every normal, healthy person.