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TIL that the Doomsday clock was set to 90 seconds to midnight in 2023 and remains that way today. This is closer than any time during the cold war.

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m11AM TIL that Bruce Springsteen has only had two #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: Manfred Mann's Earth Band's 1977 cover of his song "Blinded By The Light" and 1985's "We Are The World," which he sang with a large ensemble of famous musicians. His song "Dancing in the Dark" only got to #2.
xVlQ0 TIL after she was burned at the stake, Joan of Arcs brothers hired an imposter so they could collect on her good name fraudulently.
nMoG TIL The Kenyan Masai tribe donated 14 cows to the US following the 9/11 attacks. The cattle - regarded as sacred, were the highest expression of regard and sympathy.
8aj6K TIL: A park bench in Bristol was given an official postal address so doctors could register the homeless as patients
e0DED TIL Michael Jackson had a friend who owned a mall close the entire thing down and populate it with people he knew to act as regular shoppers so the pop star could go shopping without being swarmed by fans.