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TIL of The Mynah Birds, a Canadian band from 1964 to 1967, which at one time featured Rick James and Neil Young playing together

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9xRm TIL Because Jupiter is so heavy and far away, that the Sun also orbits Jupiter. And Jupiter orbits a point outside of the sun itself. This is called the ‘Barycenter’.
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p4KN TIL: Mozart could pirate music at 14 by illegally transcribing it. He was so good at it, the Pope changed the law.
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