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TIL: The gold we can see on our planet came from stars that “died twice”

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QNxjd TIL that Beethoven originally dedicated the Symphony No 3 to Napoleon Bonaparte. However Beethoven withdrew the dedication upon learning that Napoleon crowned himself Emperor.
6EJVW TIL of The Box, a music video TV Network that existed from 1985-2001. It was similar to MTV but the music videos that aired were selected by viewer request via telephone. Many videos would show up on The Box and would be quite popular before they ever appeared on MTV.
9wrwQ TIL That 2.8 billion years from now, all remaining Earth life will become extinct
Wk4p8 TIL about the dutch town of Urk. This former island was connected to the newly poldered province of Flevoland in the 1930s. Due to its history, when referencing events that happened there, it is still reffered to as 'on Urk', rather than 'in Urk'
69MXl TIL That, in Hamelin Germany, there exists a place called Bungelosenstrasse (Street Without Drums). According to legend it is the last place the children from the 'Pied Piper' fairytale were last seen. Since then music and dancing are not allowed on the street.