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TIL Rihanna was discovered by American producer Evan Rogers in 2003, who saw the singer performing with a girl group while he was on holiday. “The minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn’t exist,” he said

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GAXAg TIL the idiom "You don't know shit from Shinola" refers to Shinola shoe polish.
78AM7 TIL On 5 August 1888, 39-year-old Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim with her sons Richard and Eugen, in a Model III, without telling her husband. This became the First ever cross-country automobile journey.
9YGQQ TIL Kermit the frog first appeared on a show circa 1955 called Sam and Friends.
JYWA1 TIL Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe recorded the drums for Jacks Mannequin debut album Everything in Transit.
p8pJN TIL: Contrary to myth, bats aren't blind. Research shows that depending on the circumstances, bats sometimes prefer using eyesight to sound when hunting. In fact, many bats don't echolocate at all. These species have particularly sharp vision, and can even see ultraviolet light