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TIL hip hop exploded after the 1977 blackout in NYC because countless aspiring DJs were able to loot expensive DJ equipment from electronics stores

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djrZ TIL Nepal airlines, having one of the worst safety records in the world, once sacrificed goats to fix technical problems with one of their aircraft.
loLR7 TIL that china is consuming more pork than ever before
9bJp TIL A man stayed drunk during the entire Civil War to avoid being drafted
9Ygm6 TIL The Declaration of Independence portrayed George III as an inflexible tyrant who had squandered his right to govern the colonies. In reality Parliamentary ministers, not the crown, were responsible for colonial policies, though George still had means of direct and indirect influence
MmdA TIL that Ashton Kutcher had a girlfriend who was murdered by a serial killer while they were dating.