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TIL the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" by Tina Turner was originally recorded by Bucks Fizz

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0wpkN TIL: When testing underwater acoustics during the cold war in 1960, scientists detonated a series of 300lb bombs off of Perth, Australia. This was heard three and a half hours later 10,000 miles away in Bermuda.
16V7X TIL the vast majority of people lose their virginity between the age of 17 and 20.
8eP0K TIL Gangkhar Puensum is the tallest mountain in Bhutan and the tallest unclimbed mountain at 7,570 m (24,840 ft). Gankhar Puensum will likely remain the tallest unclimbed mountain as mountaineering above 6,000 m (20,000 ft) has been prohibited in Bhutan since 1994 to respect spiritual beliefs.
5V0nQ TIL that the largest coprolite (fossilized poop) ever discovered is from a T-Rex. It's 67.5 cm long, weighs over 9 kg, and has been nicknamed "Barnum." It's on display at the Poozeum, which is an entire museum dedicated to dino droppings.
nBMo TIL that in Eve Online a player set up an in-game bank that operated legitimately for several months. The bank’s founder then stole nearly 790 billion units of in-game currency, nearly $170,000 in real world dollars. This was all perfectly legal.