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TIL Jeremy Soule was inspired to write music for TES: Oblivion which reflects the human condition and the beauty of life, after being involved in a car crash which he was lucky to survive.

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QNlaL TIL that Denim and Jeans come from the phrases "De Nîmes" (from [the French city of] Nîmes) and "Gênes" ([the French name for] Genoa). Jeans exist perhaps from the late middle ages; all Davis and Strauss did was add rivets.
e0ePk TIL that a mass grave was found in Ireland containing the bones of 796 infants.
MemoW TIL that Sawyer Brown is not the name of a country music singer but is the name of a band
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Oo1l7 TIL From 1984 - 1988, Spider-Man wore a black costume with a white spider design on his chest. The change to his iconic design was met with controversy. Years later, it was revealed the costume was an alien symbiote which, in turn, gave birth to Venom, one of Marvel's most popular characters