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TIL that “Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List” is an actual scientific paper and was accepted to the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology.

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kJlye TIL that Dua Lipa's mother's maiden name was Rexha, and both of her parents were from what is now Kosovo
WRrY TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May jokingly asked the band bassist, John Deacon, to learn the double bass for the recording of his folk song ‘39. Just a couple days later, he found Deacon in the studio with the instrument, having already learned to play it.
KOEG9 Today I learned Americans were the ones to introduce the use of shotguns in warfare during WW1. They were so effective at clearing trenches, that they were called "trench brooms" and the Germans complained about its use and how it caused unnecessary suffering.
9YEL6 Today I learned that the person who voices Aizawa in MHA voiced characters in other animes.
xy1g TIL that Kalmykia, a republic of Russia, is the only Buddhist-majority region in Europe.