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TIL lighters were invented before matches

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9Yaam TIL Metallica played a show in Antarctica for 120 scientists and contest winners. In doing so, they became the only band on earth to play on all seven continents.
kOMgW TIL McDonald’s ended its 40yr relationship with Heinz when a Burger King executive was named the ketchup maker’s CEO.
yQD1w TIL that Whose Line is it Anyway? originated as a radio show with Stephen Fry as one of the regulars
jQPQ TIL that the South Park team begins episode production only a week before the air date, including script writing. Sometimes they even send the episode over just a few hours before it airs.
7rRbP TIL Shaq (Shaquille O’Neal) is an electronic music DJ, and goes by the name 'DJ Deisel.' He put out an album in 1993, which went platinum. He did spend most of 1992-2011 on the basketball court, but Shaq also recorded four more studio albums and one compilation album.