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TIL: 1957 Chevrolets continued to be built for many years after 1957 - in Turkey

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awP9M TIL Duke Jaromir, blind and castrated, was ruthlessly murdered by a Vrsovetz assassin, who struck him with a spear in the groin when Jaromir was carrying out his nightly needs
d8A7 TIL that Leonard Cohen wrote over 80 verses for his widely-coverd song “Hallelujah.” The version recorded by former Velvet Underground member John Cale, the first of over 100 recorded covers and the basis for the iconic Jeff Buckley rendition, was made from 15 pages of lyrics faxed to him by Cohen.
Wkk5o TIL The largest beaver dam known to exist is in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada and measures 2,790 feet (850 m) in length.
wLQA8 TIL that in the event of The Queen's death (Operation London Bridge), Radio New Zealand stations are specifically instructed not to play music by the band Queen
oBgvR TIL that Ben Innes took a selfie with his plane's hijacker citing that if the bomb was real, he had nothing to lose anyway.