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TIL that at almost 90 years old, musician/A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert still performs live.

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780VP TIL the hot spot fueling Yellowstone quite literally blasted through mountain ranges with volcano explosions to “rest” where it’s at today
6Enwl TIL that in 1975, Sean Connery co-wrote a script for a Bond film called "Warhead". It features Spectre, from a secret base in the Statue of Liberty, launching an attack on NYC. Robotic hammerhead sharks, armed with nuclear weapons, are sent into the city’s sewers to wreak destruction as they explode
9YkK7 TIL in 1983 a mentally ill young man who shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt suffered a brain injury that apparently eliminated his phobia of germs and his obsession with washing his hands.
9aDD TIL Iran carries out more sex change operations than any other nation in the world except for Thailand
V1ZZ TIL that in June 2012, the U.S. town of Boring, Oregon accepted the proposal of Dull, Scotland to “pair” their municipalities, in an effort to promote tourism in both places as a play on their names