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TIL about the History of Central Asia

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LkoLp TIL that The Big Beat, a 1980 song by Billy Squier, has been sampled in more than 260 recordings including Jay-Z's “99 Problems”, Alicia Keys' “Girl on Fire” and Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground". The original song never charted.
kWRm TIL that members of the German military take a ceremonial oath on the anniversary of the day that members of the German Army attempted to assasinate Hitler.
xVbl7 TIL that most Americans wake up between 6-6:30am and that by 5:30am 20% of people are awake.
naRW TIL that the non-profit Blue Cross paid its CEO 12.9 Million dollars in 2011
JY8Rj TIL Berlin Germany has an airport Brandenburg(BER) that has been under construction for 14 years with constant delayed openings with no real end in sight. It has never seen a single passenger and may actually never open, making it one of the costliest public construction debacles in history.