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TIL Jimi Hendrix and Joe Pesci once played in the same band.

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GAvo4 TIL 5 European divers were swept away from their dive boat by the current during a dive off the coast of Indonesia near Komodo National Park. Adrift at sea for 9 hrs, they managed to swim 25 miles to Rinca island & had to fight off a Komodo dragon with rocks during their 2 nights there before rescue
4kBQg TIL the song 'Weapon of Choice' by Fatboy Slim (2001) has the lyrics 'Walk without Rhythm, it won't attract the worm' which is a quote from Frank Herbert's Dune (1965). The music video features a dancing Christopher Walken who would later join the cast of the Dune Part II (2024).
WkwgN TIL that Genelle Guzman-McMillan, a Port Authority Secretary was the last survivor to be pulled out from the rubble of the Twin Towers after the 9/11 attacks. She remained under the rubble for 27 hours only to be discovered by rescuers when a rescue dog named Trakr recognized her scent.
epPKJ TIL about Joachim-Raphael Boronali, an Italian painter touted by Roland Dorgelès as a pioneer of expressionism, who turned out to be a donkey named Lolo. Dorgelès would paint some blocks on canvas, then tie a brush to Lolo's tail to make scribbles. Dorgelès did this as a take-that to expressionism.
OZ4L TIL that while the USA is only average for racial diversity, it is one of the highest in the world in willingness to have other races as neighbors