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TIL that the dummy text Lorem Ipsum is a corrupted version of an excerpt from an ethics treatise authored by Cicero.

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GNaQ TIL while Jethro Tull were touring the US in 1969, their manager asked them to write a hit single for the UK while they were gone. In response, they released the least commercial song possible, in 5/4 time signature and lyrics that criticised the hippie culture. It was a hit in both the UK and US.
X0oND TIL of the Manila Massacre during WWII when Japanese troops conducted mop-up operations in Manila, killing over 54,000 Filipinos, including children. Pregnant women had their bellies ripped open and fleeing civilians were executed.
4Vg TIL Western Australia passed a referendum in 1933 to secede from Australia, only to be denied by the British Government.
v8ML TIL There’s an area on Mt. Everest called “Rainbow Valley”, named for the multicolored down jackets and climbing gear attached to the numerous corpses littered along the hillside.
8eAnZ TIL Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author hid a treasure chest (gold nuggets, rare coins, gemstones etc) in the Rocky Mountains worth around $2,000,000. It was found approximately a decade later, in 2020. Before that several people went missing searching for it.