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TIL Elton John's farewell tour is the second highest grossing tour in history, making $939M across 330 shows. Taylor Swift is number 1, with just over a billion dollars across 60 shows

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epByb TIL Nigeria is the third largest Guinness drinking nation, followed By the USA
KYdVR TIL Bill Haast has the record for surviving the most deadly snake bites at 172. Haast disliked the record because being bitten was not something to be admired for. Haast's immunity has led to his blood being used as anti-venom substitutes and saved more than 20 lives.
gdo9 TIL the Finnish make a traditional beer that has the distinct taste of banana
jNwDN TIL that a "Hot Shot" was originally a cannon ball that was heated in a furnace and then fired at wooden ships for the purpose of setting fire to them.
EA0 TIL that German Chocolate Cake has nothing to do with Germany, but rather a man with the last name of German.