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TIL 18 and 19 year olds are technically teenagers
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TIL in 1966, the Doors’ were lacking material, and so Jim Morrison asked the other band members to write a song. That same night, guitarist Robby Krieger wrote a song and titled it “Light My Fire.” It became their first ever hit, spent 3 weeks at #1 on Billboard, and launched the band to stardom.
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TIL that when margarine was introduced, a few states required it to be dyed pink so buyers would immediately know it is artificial - these “pink” laws were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
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TIL David Bowie had an affair with the mother of Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash.
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TIL that Pablo Picasso carried a revolver loaded with blanks, which he would shot at people who asked about the meaning of his paintings.
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TIL that silver fulminate is so unstable that the weight of a falling feather will cause a few milligrams to explode. It also can't be collected in larger quantities because it self-detonates under its own weight.