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TIL that there is a McDonalds-themed Black Sabbath tribute band called "Mac Sabbath".

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vPbg7 TIL Pop-Tarts® had a toaster mascot named Milton
v1m1j TIL that early film music was heavily influenced by European romantic music of the late 1800s. The first silent film to feature fully orchestrated accompaniment was "The Assassination of the Duke of Guise" (1908) with a score by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns
jvNX TIL of Sara Forbes Bonetta, a West African who was orphaned, sold into slavery, and in a remarkable twist of events, was liberated from enslavement and became a goddaughter to Queen Victoria.
gMj0X TIL that the United States' "Ace of Aces" for WW2 was Major Dick Bong, with a total of 40 confirmed Japanese Zeros eliminated
4Wja TIL there are only three northern white rhinos left on earth, the only male has 24x7 armed guards, and there is a gofundme to raise half a million bucks to develop rhino IVF to keep the species alive