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TIL that Bowling for Soup's 1985 was originally recorded by SR-71

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7rEkX TIL that Rome was not the capital of the Western Roman Empire until its fall. The capital was moved to Mediolanum and Ravenna in the last centuries.
GAxQN TIL that the Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in Chicago, Illinois. After existing for decades, it became a viral social media phenomenon, attracting tourists. City officials removed the slab in April 2024, and it's currently stored in City Hall.
VBj0B TIL in 1985 Michael Jackson bought the Lennon–McCartney song catalog for $47.5m then used it in many commercials which saddened McCartney. Jackson reportedly expressed exasperation at his attitude, stating "If he didn't want to invest $47.5m in his own songs, then he shouldn't come crying to me now"
1agWO TIL Viking people held a yearly assembly, open to all citizens, where the people would discuss disputes and political decisions, precided by a lawspeaker who memorises the entire law code and has the power to demote and elect kings.
R7VW8 TIL The meeting of presidents President Taft and Díaz in Mexico in 1909 was the first between a president of the United States and a president of Mexico. Because both presidents were bilingual there was no need for interpreters. No one else attended the meeting where they spent 20 minutes alone