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TIL that Meat Loaf's "Bat Out Of Hell" album is a rock opera telling the story of man dying in a motorcycle accident and recollecting his life as he lays there dying

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rZZy TIL that wearing a head guard in boxing and other combat sports is unsafe and is slowly being phased out.
OGlN6 TIL that Belgium's most notorious unsolved crime spree, the Brabant Killers, remains shrouded in mystery, with speculation of state involvement and a 40-year investigation closing only in 2024.
yQMQX TIL that the Colosseum was named after The Colossus of Nero, a bronze, 30 meter high statue that was close by and the statue was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
wL1R1 TIL That temperature can be used to identify poor or affluent neighbourhoods in cities. This is because trees increase the "albedo" of a district by absorbing/reflecting heat radiation, whilst poorer districts tend to have less trees in public and private spaces than posher areas.
6ekl TIL that so many British people make tea after the tv show “Eastenders” finishes, that backup power stations go on standby to cope with the massive surge in electricity