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TIL that one show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed because frontman Axl Rose was watching the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and refused to take the stage until it had finished.

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KYaO9 TIL of Mozart's Piano Concerto 24. Composed in three weeks and without the full solo part written down, it is now considered Mozart's greatest ever piano concerto, and one of the greatest piano concertos of all time, with Beethoven remarking that "we shall never be able to do anything like that"
neNoW TIL the Han Dynasty was founded by a sheriff who was transporting convicts when several escaped. Knowing the punishment for this was death, he freed the rest and organized many into a rebel band, eventually going on to help overthrow the ruling Qin Dynasty and install himself as Emperor.
JrJj TIL Tyson saw Muhammad Ali’s last match at age of 14 and got mad at Larry Holmes who beat Ali.Tyson got Ali on the phone and said: I’ll grow up and get him back for you.7 years later Tyson met Holmes. Retired Ali stepped in the ring and said:“Remember what you promised."Tyson destroyed Holmes in 4th
7M8M TIL that in the 19th century people called homosexuals “Uranian”
OKw6 TIL of Positronium, a nearly massless element made out of a meta-stable mix of matter and antimatter with no protons or neutrons. It can even form chemical compounds such as Positronium Hydride. When it does collapse, it releases pure energy as flash of gamma radiation, leaving nothing behind.