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TIL that even David Bowie didn't know how to pronounce David Bowie.

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KO784 TIL that hundred thousands of kudzu plants were planted in the US South to fight erosion. The vine can spread over one foot a day and spread through runners, rhizomes and by vines that root at the nodes. It is now overtaking entire areas, outcompeting all other plants including trees
pYD6Q TIL fish is slang for cocaine. And Scooter song "how much is the fish" is referring to price of cocaine
epPML TIL that on March 2008, a group of emo teens battled a group of punk teens in Mexico City until the Hare Krishna intervened an calmed everyone down
VL40 TIL - Al-Aziz Uthman, Sultan Of Egypt And Son of Saladin, Tried To Tear Down The Great Pyramids at Giza, But After Removing Only ~400 Stones In 8 Months, Gave Up On The Expensive Project, Leaving A Gash On The Smallest Of The Three Massive Structures
b9g00 TIL that the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory were originally called Whipple-Scrumpets.