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TIL after the band Alice Cooper bombed a show in the first ten minutes, a manager approached them and arranged an audition with Frank Zappa at his house at 7 o'clock. They misinterpreted this as 7 in the morning and woke him up, who was impressed nevertheless and signed them for a three album deal.

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9JWX TIL that in 1932 Australia declared war on it’s local Emus due to them eating crops. Despite Australia having better weaponry, the Emus survived and won.
4GGa TIL A “Sherpa” isnt a porter on mountain-climbing expedition but an ethnic group living mostly in Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. Sherpas all have the surname “Sherpa”. The name was mistakenly given to them by Nepalese census takers who didn’t realize that last names are not a part of Sherpa culture.
p8b9e TIL about a hunter who won an auction to kill an endangered black rhino in Namibia. In this controversial practice, several older rhinos that are no longer able to breed but still pose a deadly threat to younger males areIDd. The proceeds are meant to go toward anti-poaching and conservation effort
08Oy TIL Stephen Fry was best man at Hugh Laurie’s wedding (Dr. House) as well as Rowan Atkinson’s wedding (Mr. Bean), and attended the wedding of Prince Charles
8eyZ4 TIL the 1st US Congress proposed 12 amendments to constitution. 10 were ratified as the Bill of Rights and another was ratified in 1992. The twelfth, The Congressional Apportionment Amendment, is still eligible to be ratified and would increase the House of Representatives to over 1,700 members.