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TIL that many Icelanders refer to WW2 as "the blessed war" because the country has the war to thank for their independence.

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L4jm TIL that in Puerto Rico, about two people die, and 25 more are injured due to falling bullets from celebratory gunfire on New Years Eve.
VMy1Z TIL, Billy Joel does not sell tickets for the first row of his concerts. He has his road crew grab fans from the worst seats and moves them there.
4kX9R TIL The Beatles single “Hey Jude” was almost not released because record executives thought the vinyl label was pornographic.
8aDYX TIL that 3% of all movies in the 1960s featureed quicksand
5x7k If two pieces of metal with a similar composition (ie, copper on copper) touch in space, they instantly become one. This is a process called “cold welding.”