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TIL That over HALF of dead rappers were murdered

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7rejp TIL that Rock band Van Halen included "a bowl of M&M candies, with absolutely all the brown ones removed" as an indicator whether the concert promoter had actually read the band's complicated contract. It served as a quick check to ensure safety of all equipment
Nem6 TIL there is a tribe of people cut off from the world, still living in the stone ages. When a helicopter came near them, they repelled it with a hail of arrows.
5Y4rn TIL that the world's brightest cities are in northern latitudes, where the sun shines less, or in arid countries, where hot daytime sun inspires more evening activity. The current top 10: St. Petersburg, Mecca, Chelyabinsk, Kuwait City, Calgary, Edmonton, Kazan, Medina, Helsinki, Tangier
0de4v TIL over 30% of the US population lives in four states: California, Texas, Florida, New York.
N7KAM TIL that there is a bladeless wind turbine that is smaller, lighters and more that 40% more cost effective than its bladed cousins. It sits on an oscillating base and uses vortexes to “trap” air to make electricity. Best of all, it is almost completely bird-safe.