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TIL The group that gave rise to The Beatles was The Quarry Men, a band that John Lennon had formed with his schoolmates in 1956.

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gM18 TIL in 1977, a drunk Sid Vicious burst into the wrong studio, confronted Freddie Mercury who was sat alone and snarled ‘Ello’ Fred! Still bringin’ ballet to the masses?’ to which Mercury replied politely 'Ah Mr Ferocious…. We are doing our best, dear’ and shoved him through the door.
R7ly7 TIL about the El Cazador shipwreck, a single ship carrying 19 tons of Spanish silver sunk in 1784, causing Spain to give up Louisiana to France. Had this ship not sunk, the Louisiana Purchase never would have happened.
69mV7 TIL The German constitution allows citizens to resist government institutions that act against the constitution
BMOD TIL in their 1983 film “Monty Python’s the Meaning of Life,” the Pythons defined the meaning of life as “Try to be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try to live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.”
7re9X Sleeping in on the weekends could help you live longer.