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TIL that there’s an edition of Windows called “Windows XP™ for Submarines”, and it’s run on the United Kingdom’s nuclear missile submarines

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wL4LY TIL that Metallica became the first band to play a concert on all seven continents. They played for 120 scientists and a number of competition winners at Carlini Station in 2013.
l7j1N TIL about Mayhem, a Norwegian Black Metal band. In 1991, their vocalist at the time, Per "Dead" Ohlin, committed suicide. Their bassist, Euronymous, discovered Dead's body and took a photograph of the scene. Euronymous was then murdered 2 years later by another band member, Varg Vikernes.
GAy7j Til that Pakistan's Anthem was written in Persian (Farsi) , which is not an official language in Pakistan.
oRw4Y TIL the CIA used songs like Hit Me Baby One More time and Bye Bye Bye as part of their torture methods
VWmp TIL that it is illegal in 13 European countries to deny the Holocaust.