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TIL that Simon Cowell praised Rebecca Black’s song “Friday”: “the fact that it’s making people so angry is brilliant”. He advised her to not “listen to anyone over the age of 18. I’m being deadly serious. Whatever she’s done has worked … she’s the most talked-about artist in America right now”.

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OaYX TIL there is a vault in the artic that holds every crop seed in case of a “doomsday event”
yZWM TIL, NSFW: A Playboy Centerfold was the standard test image by which graphic designers measured and compared advances in color, transitions, uniform regions, sharp edges, and electronic transmission.
oBmeo TIL in 1974, a Soviet plane was forced to land in Gambell, Alaska, after running out of fuel. The crew was greeted by the locals who helpfully provided heating and food for the stranded airmen. The next day an Air Force plane brought in fuel and the plane returned home without further incident.
En1w TIL the US Gov’t Offered $10,000 to any kid who prospected uranium w/the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab in the 50’s
VlrG TIL that in response to a rebellion in the province of Uva in 1818, the British government killed every male 18 or older.