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TIL about a mysterious Marilyn Manson-esque music video—probably Australian—from the '90s that no one can identify.

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1ep8 TIL that when Julius Caesar was kidnapped by pirates,he demanded they increase his ransom,treated the pirates as subordinates while enslaved,earned their respect and friendship,only to tell them he would hunt them down and have them executed when freed;which he eventually did.
d8QkE TIL that the drawer in the bottom of your oven is not used for storing baking sheets, but broiling and keeping food warm.
epyWJ TIL that Sesame Street was fiercely rejected by the BBC in 1971 because it had “authoritarian aims”. Monica Sims, the network head of childrens programming at the time stated “This sounds like indoctrination, and a dangerous extension of the use of television.”
l7GNA TIL sea mammals get their water from their food.
9YRmQ TIL in the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia in the 16th-18th centuries, the living standard and per-capita income were higher than in Britain (the highest in Europe); the price of grain was far lower than in Britain; and in 1600, 15% lived in urban areas - in Britain in 1700 it was only 13%