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TIL with enough money anyone can play Carnegie Hall, no audition or invitation needed. You can rent it like any other theater.

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7GVP TIL Metallica wrote the song “The God That Failed” because of Hetfield’s mother died due to Christian-science beliefs influencing her to reject cancer treatment
xr8k TIL that when Martha Washington recalled the two saddest days of her life the first was December 14, 1799 when her husband died. The second was in January 1801 when Thomas Jefferson visited Mt Vernon. “Next to the loss of her husband” Jefferson’s visit was the “most painful occurrence of her life.”
wLMlM TIL about Runaway, a 1984 film from North Korea that features covers of ABBA songs.
j6Lvv TIL that Mussolini's regime used castor oil as a form of torture, forcing victims to drink large amounts, causing severe diarrhea, dehydration, and humiliation.
OonYg TIL your brain is able to make a decision for you seconds before you become aware of the fact that you are making a decision