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TIL that there's a hybrid genre of music between Jazz and Hip Hop.

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yQDOV TIL that the final catalyst of the Thirty Years' War was when two Catholic Counts and their secretary were thrown out of the window ("defenstrated") by the Protestant Count Thurn in Prague. They survived the 3 story (21 m) fall, and the secretary was later given the title of "Baron of Highfall"
QNlw6 TIL of the 'Nevada Triangle'. Located close to Area 51, it is more deadly than the Bermuda Triangle, claiming 2000 missing aircraft in 60 years, and average of 3 per month. Most are never found.
78vx TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture
pY76b TIL a woman can become pregnant with a cancer rather than an embryo.
ZpyB TIL That Iceland has more books written, read, and sold per capita than any other country and that one in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime