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TIL a German stranger in a street interview predicted Germany's 7-1 win over Brazil in 2014

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ZppeG TIL that the Battle of Bannockburn was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. Although victory would not be secured until 14 years later, Bannockburn is still a major landmark in Scottish history.
7RJZ TIL the song “Chocolate Salty Balls” from South Park reached #1 on the UK singles chart
GYVr4 TIL social network Bebo was bought by AOL for US$850 million. 5 years later, the original owners bought it back for US$1 million.
R70Y8 TIL of our "2nd brain" hidden in the walls of the digestive system. “The enteric nervous system doesn’t seem capable of thought as we know it, but it communicates back and forth with our big brain—with profound results.” according to Jay Pasricha, M.D., of Johns Hopkins.
ADap7 TIL that the band Metallica played a show in Antartica so that they would become the first band to perform on all seven continents.