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TIL that despite being known as a singer more than a guitarist, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas actually wrote all the guitar parts for the band's first two albums.

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yVWZa TIL of Dietrich von Hülsen-Haeseler, the Chief of the German Military Cabinet who died after performing a ballerina dance in a pink tutu for the Kaiser and his guests. His death was covered up because of fears it would inflame a previous homosexuality scandal in the German military.
bE54 TIL that as part of a marketing campaign in 2012, Nestle posted a photo on Instagram of a person in a bear costume playing drums, using Kit Kats as drum sticks. Nestle removed the photo shortly afterwards amid controversy that it looked like “Pedobear”
4kEKX TIL during the Cold War the US government stored opium and morphine at Fort Knox and the West Point Mint, to ensure the nation had adequate supplies in case of war or other supply disruptions. The stockpile was enough to meet the painkiller needs of the United States for one year.
kNYg TIL That Conan O'Brien was stalked by a Priest for over 2 years, to the point where he got death threats and his stalker Father David Ajemian flew out to New York and tried to forcefully get onto the taping of Late Night and was arrested.
W7YpX TIL Hawaii is not part of North America (or any continent) but is in the geographic region Oceania