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TIL The Beastie Boys used to open for themselves in disguise as a heavy metal band

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BrPMW TIL during the Edo period in Japan, some firefighters set fires intentionally so they could show off their firefighting skills in public or create more business for themselves since some firefighters had construction businesses. Some firefighters were executed for this.
ne07r TIL About Otoya Yamaguchi: The Anonymous Smiling 17-Year-Old Who Assassinated Japan’s Socialist Leader On Live TV
vkaj TIL America’s first female self-made millionaire was a black woman
OO4g TIL that Neil Armstrong claims he said “one small step for A man” when he set foot on the moon and that audio analysis of the recording backs that up and it’s been misquoted this entire time.
j6Xgj TIL Visual fixation is the ability to maintain your gaze on a single location. It's a short list of the species that we have confirmed have this ability; cats are on it, but dogs aren't.