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TIL Enya has never performed a full concert.

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vPa1R TIL of the Niland brothers, four brothers from New York who fought in World War II. Two died in combat, one survived, and one was believed to be dead but actually survived the war and was held in a Japanese POW Camp in Burma. Their story served as the inspiration for Saving Private Ryan.
W704B TIL the origin of the dance routine from Whigfield’s “Saturday Night” are unknown. Once she performed the song and to her bemusement people started doing it. It was not in her music video and she never knew about it.
Yp48Z TIL that the 'low man on the totem pole' is actually the most important person on a totem pole
Wk8eY TIL that before it was published in 1954, ‘Lord of the Flies’ was rejected 21 times.
78rXx TIL that a fungus species in Malaysia was named Spongiforma Squarepantsii after its apperance of Spongebob Squarepants.