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TIL: nazi symbol was stolen from asian cultures.

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5YOYR TIL the song Killing Me Softly was originally penned by Lori Lieberman, and described the night she went to a small show and listened to Don McLean singing a B-side to American Pie. It went on to be covered by Roberta Flack, then the FuGees, but Lori was never credited.
VMNQQ TIL Alaska Congressman Nick Begich won re-election in 1972, despite having been declared missing in a plane crash three weeks before.
MenYA TIL that the first carrier of the blonde hair allele in modern day Europeans lived in Siberia 16,000 years ago. This suggests that migrations from the Eurasian steppe brought blonde hair to the European population.
R7emj TIL in 2000 an anonymous businessman offered then 18-year-old Britney Spears £7.5M for her virginity. She rejected the offer.
yQ8pl TIL that in 1989, the U.S. military blared AC/DC music at General Noriega's compound in Panama for 2 continuous days. This eventually forced the dictator to surrender.