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TIL Michelle Branch was only the third choice vocalist for Santana's "The Game of Love". She won over Tina Turner and Macy Gray.

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8eAOX TIL that the bees of the British Royal Family were informed of the Queen’s death and their hives were adorned with black ribbons, following old traditions of informing bees about change of ownership
R7W46 TIL a near-mint copy of Action Comics No.1 dating from 1938 (the first comic book to feature Superman) now sells for $3.2 million
MeJMm TIL The Silk Road was often used for slave trade
VOkp TIL it was a Somali president, Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, who was the first leader in Africa to peacefully hand over power to a democratically elected successor. He lived another 40 years after the handover to 2 days short of 100 years-old
neyPW Today I learned 25% of mammals are threatened by extinction.