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TIL prior to joining the band Primus in 1989, guitarist Larry LaLonde was a member of the band Possessed, and was just 17 years old when Possessed’s landmark debut album, "Seven Churches," was released in 1985.

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Yp75d TIL Although the Person of the Year title is about biggest influence "for better or for worse", Time has shied away from naming controversial figures for commercial reasons since the public backlash after naming Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. This is why in 2001 Osama bin Laden was not named.
b9Qyj TIL China produced a swimsuit poster in 1990, "The feeling of the sisters of the two coasts", showing young Chinese and Taiwanese women in a sisterly gathering, indicating how good relations are (or should be) on both sides of the Taiwan Strait
a8G9b TIL that in 2012, a crucified Jesus statue in India started dripping water from it's feet. Hundreds of believers flocked to the dripping cross, collecting and consuming the “holy” water. It was later revealed that the source of the water was a clogged toilet from a nearby washroom.
Lkwlm TIL in 2002 producer Kanye West suffered a car crash that led to a fractured jaw. This lead him to write his debut single “Through the Wire”, which he recorded with his jaw still wired shut from the operation.
4vXa TIL there is a class above the upper class called the TOP class (aka old money), whose behavior varies from the typical wealthy person with unspoken codes between members (based on Paul Fussell’s book).