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TIL John Mayer became interested in the guitar after watching the prom scene in Back to the Future

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YGpA TIL that during the Spanish American war, the USS Charleston fired 13 rounds at the Spanish fort on Guam which all missed. The Spanish, unaware that war had been declared, believed the Americans must be firing a salute and rowed out to apologize for their lack of gunpowder to return the salute.
5EkP TIL in 1974 Paul McCartney and John Lennon watched SNL in John’s apartment when Lorne Michaels offered $3000 to get the Beatles back together. The two seriously considered going to the studio just a few blocks away but decided it was too late. This was the last time the two would ever be together.
8e578 TIL chimps consume about 2.5 alcoholic drinks each day in the form of fermented fruit.
kJ9Xe TIL of the Norias of Hama, Syria. Medieval tall wooden water wheels used for irrigation
KOL16 TIL In Japan, 40% of golfers have hole-in-one insurance. Celebrations of the feat have become so expensive, millions of golfers pay $65/year for $3500 of coverage to reimburse any costs incurred (champagne, food, tree-planting ceremonies, etc.) while celebrating the "lucky" shot.