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TIL France was still executing criminals by guillotine after ABBA won Eurovision

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m1nEO TIL that Larry Holmes was one victory away from matching Rocky Marciano’s unsurpassed heavyweight record of 49-0, when he was defeated by Michael Spinks.
D1jLY TIL Nelson Mandela was on the U.S. Terror Watch List until 2008
GYgY1 TIL in 1984, Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars was so depressed he unsuccessfully tried to drown himself in the ocean and woke up the next morning believing that he was a ghost
XEOEk TIL that China has only one time zone – despite spanning 5 geographical ones
4emw TIL ‘What’s My Age Again?’, which contains the line “nobody likes you when you’re 23,” was written by Mark Hoppus, the only band member who wasn’t 23 at the time.