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TIL China invented modern electronic cigarette, while they were victims of imported opium two centuries ago

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J1AZk TIL Bron of the Blackwater on Game of Thrones was part of a pop duo
Dkvr TIL of The Shaggs, a tone deaf and musically inept musical group from the 60s who were formed by their father, who was convinced they would one day become famous. They produced one album, Philosophy of the World, that, over time, became a highly sought after oddity by record collectors.
loyRV TIL of the folk-punk band “This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb”. On three separate occasions, stickers for the band affixed to bicycles resulted in police evacuations and bomb squad responses.
yp9X TIL that “under god” was added to the American pledge of allegiance in 1954 because Soviets were believed to be atheists
GYJZ4 TIL there is a movie called 100 Years, advertised in 2015, which is due to be released on November 18, 2115.