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TIL the "Peter Principle" - that everyone is eventually promoted into a position at which they are incompetent.

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B4Je TIL that while he was writing the score for The Last Samurai, Hans Zimmer felt that his knowledge of Japanese music was very limited even after doing extensive research. When he took what he had written to Japan for feedback he was shocked when he was asked how he knew so much about Japanese music.
yQewM TIL that in 2016, Kanye was busted pirating editing software from torrent site Pirate Bay.
ANZWB TIL Ancient mummified forests in Canada's Quttinirpaaq National Park were discovered in 2010. Located at the northern tip of Canada in the arctic on an island only a little smaller than Great Britain, this park is accessible by ship from $13,300 USD
nxWo TIL Freddie Mercury played the same piano that Paul McCartney used for ‘Hey Jude’ in the song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
p86wb TIL While pigs can't fly, most breeds are actually good swimmers.