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TIL ABBA won the Eurovision in ‘74 and then during the turn of the century, they refused an offer of $1bn to tour the world for 100 shows.

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l7Pn5 TIL of the Cycloped, an early horse-powered locomotive
e0xL5 TIL that tensions between the US and UK nearly escalated to war over the killing of a pig in 1859. An American farmer on a disputed island found the pig eating potatoes in his garden and shot it, and after the British threatened arrest, the settlers called for help. Both sides sent major forces.
e0vAn TIL: "Wolf Tree" is the term used to describe trees that were not cut down during deforestation and left to grow in the new growth forests of New England.
rNar4 TIL: Tonsil Stones Can Form When Food, Bacteria, and Other Debris Get Stuck in Your Tonsils. (And They Look Like Teeth!)
p8yZN TIL a man spent two years, planting thousands of flowers, to help bring his blind wife out of depression