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TIL Weird Al wrote The Saga Begins before The Phantom Menace had even been released only using spoilers found online. They ended up being so accurate that he only need to make minor alterations before releasing the song.

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neQQ9 TIL that the "schoolboy" look that Angus Young wore in the band AC/DC was suggested by his sister. He was 18 at the time and it was his school uniform she suggested he wear on stage.
neOP9 TIL that, in 2014, scientists found a giant 30,000 year old virus in Siberian permafrost. The virus, Pithovirus sibericum, was still infectious and began killing amoebas. This raised concerns that melting or drilling arctic ice could unearth previously undiscovered pathogenic viruses.
DQxkY TIL that all women are born with different amounts of eggs (oocytes) due to genetics, and some women can have as many as 50x more eggs than another woman!
JYKr1 TIL that Canada's nuclear escape bunker was built with a track around the interior vault and pullup bars so the soldiers assigned to it could stay fit during a nuclear apocalypse. The interior was painted in soft colors to try and minimize stress.
KOVZG TIL of Kathleen Wyatt who, despite being separated for 25 years and divorced from her ex husband for 20 years, was given leave by the UK Supreme Court to sue him for a £1.9m divorce settlement.