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TIL Rick Waksman of Yes fame came up with a song on the spot to record in a session, rather than confessing he had forgot to compose it!

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ZpelR TIL Gold is actually older than Earth itself! Gold we find on our planet is remnants of supernovas that occurred around 5 billion years ago, long before Earth was formed about 4.5 billion years ago. So, the gold in our jewelries are actually older than the planet we live on.
94LD TIL during the Great Potato Famine, the Ottoman Empire tried to send money and ships full of food to Ireland, but were blocked by the British and instead snuck into Dublin illegally to provide aid for the Irish.
ADJbl TIL Fred Durst and his band (Limp Bizkit) wanted a band name that would turn people's heads away when reading it. Names they considered included Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet, and Blood Fart.
KYjja TIL about the Death on the High Seas Act, a United States federal law, which requires a shipowner to compensate a dead crewman’s family for wages he would have earned had he worked a normal life.
VMoNQ TIL Apple has a "no smoking" ban regarding every single device they ever made; in other words, if you smoke while using any Apple product, your warranty is void immediately.