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TIL when Luciano Pavarotti suddenly fell ill and was unable to sing Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" at the 1998 Grammys, Aretha Franklin filled in for him at “literally a moment’s notice" and sang an acclaimed rendition of the aria

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ZOov TIL The Rwandan genocide - which caused 1 millions deaths - is agreed to be the direct cause of the First and Second Congo Wars, which caused 80000 deaths and 5.4 million deaths respectively. This means the Rwandan genocide probably caused 7.2 million deaths in total.
gZ08 TIL that the area code around Cape Canaveral is 3……….2……….1
4k4g5 TIL In the Battle of Port-en-Bessin, after D Day, British commandos (outnumbered 4 to 1 by the Germans) fought their way up through concrete, entrenchments, mines & barbed wire defences to take German positions one-by-one
9w7MX TIL that following a deadly avalanche in 1962, Peruvian authorities were warned of the potential for a much larger slide to occur by a group of American climbers. These warnings were not only ignored but actively suppressed. 8 years later the deadliest avalanche in history occurred, killing 30k
XEN9R TIL in 1986 at the age of 20 years old, Mike Tyson surpassed Floyd Patterson's record to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history.