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TIL Joe Strummer, from The Clash, wept when he learned “Rock the Casbah” was written on a bomb dropped during Operation Desert Storm.

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b6J0E TIL that Starbucks incurred massive losses and failed miserably trying to expand into Australia.
14rW TIL that in 1980 the Supreme Court awarded the Sioux tribe 106 million dollars as compensation for land that was taken from them. The Sioux refused to accept the payment, and the money remains in the US Treasury to this day, accruing interest.
78pDb TIL after Taft's election as president, there was an attempt to replace the Teddy bear with Billy the Possum as the new popular plush toy. All because William Taft was very fond of opossum meat.
0dmey TIL Tiny crystals within the ear's jelly-like membrane help maintain balance. If the ear is damaged, these crystals can shift to another part of the ear, causing dizziness and imbalance.
J1KZv TIL the Missouri River, not the Mississippi, is actually the longest river in America