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TIL that after the plane crash in which Buddy Holly died, the remaining members of his band continued the tour

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J1Lg4 TIL that stonefish is the most venomous known fish in the world and stings can cause death if not treated. Some Indigenous Australians have corroborees which involve re-enacting the death of someone who trod on the fish.
KBd4 [TIL] Muhammad Ali’s IQ was found to be in the 16th percentile, protecting him from the draft
b6nlN TIL Ethnically Thai women in Vietnam wear motorcycle helmets specifically adapted for their traditional hairstyle.
YpjZx TIL Olga Tokarczuk, 2018 Nobel Prize winner for Literature got death threats for writing her magnum opus, 'The Books of Jacob'
rR9ae TIL search and rescue dog Trakr, who found the last survivor 27 hours after the 9/11 attacks, was successfully cloned in 2009. The five puppies produced then went on to be trained as search and rescue dogs