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TIL of the punk band Death. Originally a funk group, the three African American brothers moved to rock when they heard The Who. Their album “for the whole world to see” recorded in 1974, predates punk music that became popular later that decade, making them one of the first punk bands in the world.

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b96G0 TIL a hobbit-like species of human lived about 18,000 years ago. About the size of a 3-year-old, they lived with pygmy elephants and 10-foot-long lizards.
GAAJ4 TIL no Roman Emperor ever ate any pasta. It was first recorded in Italy in the 13th-14th century
LEap TIL 8 % human DNA is made up of ancient viruses that used to infect us
ZKxa TIL: In Arkansas you can legally catch and keep a wild fox
AlWw TIL there’s a man in England who, after reading a book about King Arthur, was astonished to see so many similarities between himself and the Arthur of the book, so decided to change his name to Arthur Uther Pendragon, and thinks of himself a reincarnation of the King.