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TIL- Sylvester Stallone was voted into the Boxing Hall of Fame for his contributions as a promoter to the sport and his role as Rocky Balboa.

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QJn6p TIL During the first SARS epidemic in 2002-2004, to help revive the economy Toronto hosted a concert called SARSstock which was attended by 500,000 people and headlined by The Rolling Stones , AC/DC, Justin Timberlake, Rush and others. It is the largest outdoor ticketed event in Canadian history
loaeG TIl Benjamin Kyle is the only American citizen officially listed as missing dispute his whereabouts being known
7rJa7 TIL that the Ocean sunfish (in french we call it: moonfish) is one of the heaviest known bony fishes in the world, weighing up to a ton, for an average length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft).
R54xl TIL Pope Gregory I influenced the formation of Gregorian style chant and St. Augustine believed putting prayer into song “added such power, it is like praying twice“. Gregorian chant is a monophonic, meaning all singers follow a single melody in unison, producing a haunting effect in churchs
W7xmY TIL the word “bidet” is French for “pony”, referring to how low one squats over the fixture