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TIL that a Queen song, “Stone Cold Crazy”, is widely considered to be one of the first thrash metal songs ever written.

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jNrBM TIL While peanut allergies are a common high risk allergy in the United States, Central Europe deals with Celery allergies. Celery is such a danger to certain individuals that the EU had to enact labeling laws for products containing celery derived ingredients.
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XEBKr TIL: When Schapelle Corby was returning home to Australia from Indonesia after serving almost a decade for drug trafficking, about 40 journalists booked a flight, expecting Corby to be on it. But she took another airline, instead.
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