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TIL Elvis was born the year the orchestrated piece O Fortuna premiered

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PYN8e TIL in 1978 a punk rock band called The Rotters released a song called "Sit On My Face Stevie Nix". The band Fleetwood Mac was pissed off about it, and tried to get radio stations, record stores and clubs to boycott them.
MegxA TIL a coal stoker named Arthur John Priest survived the sinking of five ships, including the Titanic, earning the nickname "The Unsinkable Stoker"
a8DNL TIL that Jeff Bezos' ex-wife has given away more than $14 billion to more than 1,500 organizations since their divorce
P1Nrn TIL: For centuries in the Middle Ages, armies would have a carroccio, a four wheeled wagon carrying city signs, relics, and a large cross into battle. It would be protected by the bravest warriors and be used to celebrate Mass before battle. It's use diminished as mercenaries become commonplace.
pY0PO TIL Mercury is closer to Earth, on average, than Venus is because it orbits the Sun more closely. Further, Mercury is the closest neighbor, on average, to each of the other seven planets in the solar system.