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TIL that most of Coheed and Cambria's music follows an overarching Sci Fi story called "The Amory Wars" and that each album was accompanied by a Graphic Novel release

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Z8QgY TIL Bourbon vanilla refers to vanilla beans from the Bourbon Islands (including Madagascar) and has nothing to do with whether or not the extract contains bourbon (as opposed to vodka or another spirit)
8eADZ TIL Juggling is ancient with the earliest Egyptian depiction being in a 11th Dynasty (2150-1991 BCE) tomb painting. Juggling was also well established in China where in 603 BCE Xiong Yiliao made a Song army retreat through an impressive display of juggling 9 balls.
a8V10 TIL Some biochemical reactions in human cells would take up to 1 trillion years to complete naturally — about 100 times longer than the lifetime of the universe. Enzymes perform these reactions in 10 milliseconds.
1arX TIL in Denmark there is a mobile sand dune that has been left unmanaged to allow future generations to understand the problems it presents.
e0MRD TIL a Canadian man placed feces in his mouth in order to trick a breathalyzer. It didn't work.