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TIL International space station has the internet speed of 600MB per second

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P1mEL TIL that the Guinness World Records no longer celebrates "The Loudest Band in the World" for fear of promoting hearing loss. Before they discontinued the record, they had at various points recognized Deep Purple, The Who and Manowar as the record holders.
5YRRn TIL The Name "Candace" originates from the title given to the Queen of Kush in modern day Sudan
N7P0N TIL in the late 80s when Tipper Gore led Senate hearings to censor music lyrics against metal and rap bands, the PMRC star speaker was her favorite singer, John Denver. However, Denver stated he was against censorship, ruining their chances to win the legal battle.
EgWyp TIL that Harry Burn, a young state rep, cast Tennessee's deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment regarding women's suffrage after he got a letter from his mother reminding him to "be a good boy." The amendment cld not become law without ratification by a min. of 36 states. Tennessee was the 36th.
PYNjJ TIL that in 1944 a crossword puzzle in the the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph unintentionally contained the names of the D-Day landing sites before the attack took place. This was believed to be the result of the puzzle creator hearing the words from schoolboys who interacted with soldiers.