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TIL the common ancestor that all life on Earth descended from, is called LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)

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RWV9 TIL: Cocksucker Blues is an unreleased documentary film about The Rolling Stones. Even though the band had commissioned the film, they decided that it was embarrassing and incriminating and did not want it shown. A court order forbids it from being shown unless the director is physically present.
p851G TIL In 1966, the Beatles were making so much money that they had to pay a 95% "supertax" on their earnings in the UK. After finding out how much money they were losing, Beatles guitarist George Harrison wrote the song "Taxman" out of anger.
Lw4r TIL the Nazis considered Native Americans to be part of the Aryan race.
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