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TIL in 1974, a then-unknown Queen performed at an Australian festival to a mean-spirited, drunken crowd. Before finishing, Freddie Mercury told them that Queen would be “one of the biggest bands in the world” the next time they visited. When they came back, they were at the top of the charts.

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baxZ TIL during the Irish Famine the Choctaw Nation, who were going through poverty and starvation themselves, donated as much money as they could raise in solidarity with the Irish. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ sculpture commemorates this event
9wrKD TIL nearly 24% of women living in England in the year 1800 were named Mary while nearly 22% of the men were named John. The popularity of the names declined over the years to nearly 4% and 5% respectively by 1994.
wo886 TIL that 7,000 years ago a vast lake, known as Lake Mega Chad covered much of the current Sahara desert in north-central Africa. At more than 400,000 square kilometers (150,000 square miles) at its peak, it was larger than the Caspian Sea, the biggest lake on Earth today.
7l0X TIL Chun-Li’s Energy Bar was planned to be shorter than everyone else’s in Street Fighter II, because a designer thought “women are not as strong”
JYvdl TIL the three-breasted prostitute that appeared in Total Recall, portrayed by actress Lycia Caff, was originally designed to be incorporated into Star Trek: The Next Generation, which first aired in 1987. Ship's counselor Deanna Troi was originally going to have three breasts, but she protested.