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TIL Beyonce and DMX are the only artists to debut at No. 1 with their first five studio efforts.

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P49G TIL that actor James Doohan was shot six times on D-day after successfully leading his men through a minefield and killing two German snipers. One of the shots to the chest would have been fatal except he had a silver cigarette case there, given to him by his brother.
69g17 TIL the Denver airport automatic baggage handling system is one of the biggest financial losses in the history of American construction
r8Ne TIL There was an intern who stole moon rocks from NASA, spread the rocks on his bed and had sex on them, resulting in contamination making the rocks virtually useless to the scientific community. He was sentenced for more than 8 years.
XX9Q TIL Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria was 9 when Bulgaria deposed of the monarchy in 1946. In 2001, after years in exile, he was elected Prime Minister, becoming the only European monarch to be democratically elected head of state.
PYALG TIL over 95% of pilots land their planes when conditions dictate that they shouldn’t.