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TIL Rick James and Neil Young were in a band together

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e0we5 TIL that the IKEA name is an acronym that consists of the initials of the founder Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up), and Agunnaryd (his hometown)
X0w76 TIL that in 2018, an American half-pipe skier qualified for the Olympics despite minimal experience. Olympic requirements stated that an athlete needed to place in the top 30 at multiple events. She simply sought out events with fewer than 30 participants, showed up, and skied down without falling.
QJr56 TIL that dogs can suffer from PTSD, and even experience flashbacks of traumatic experiences.
0wRGN TIL Taylor Swift was born into wealth. Her father is “a descendant of three generations of bank presidents” and worked for Merrill Lynch. At the age of 14 her family moved to Nashville where her father purchased a stake in Big Machine, the label to which Swift first signed.
KmjQ TIL Michael Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top 10 single in five different decades (six decades if his Jackson 5 tenure is included).