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TIL the ad revenue made from the “charlie bit my finger” youtube video was enough for the family to buy a new house

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WkXoA TIL that Nirvana sabotaged their own show in 1992 in Buenos Aires due to the crowd disrespecting an all-girl band that opened for them. Nirvana continued to play only the 10 seconds of Smells Like Teen Spirit, playing toy drums, butchering solos, and yelling hey for most of Come as you Are.
4X1ra TIL The popular cartoon network show "Powerpuff Girls" was originally called "Whoopass Stew"
LQvbv TIL that sign language some African Americans use is different from that of White Americans.
kJeM7 TIL there is an actual project aiming to develop a sub gram nano spacecraft with cameras and all and send it to the Alpha Centauri star system with a travel speed of 1/5th of the speed of light
eban TIL The first Android phone ever released did not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. That was back in 2008.