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TIL Metallica did a show in Antarctica, making them the only band to perform on all 7 continents.

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4XQnN TIL that India’s population is so large that it’s largest minority group (Muslims) numbers more than 195 million making it the third largest muslim country in the world
pE9p TIL Ewa Wisnierska, a german paraglider, was sucked up by a thunderstorm cloud to an altitude of 32,631 ft. She lost consciousness due to hypoxia for 30 minutes and landed 3,5 hours later.
9wOp6 TIL that the original lyrics to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” were much more depressing. The lyrics were changed because Judy Garland refused to sing those lyrics to a child. The lyrics were then changed once more because Frank Sinatra wanted the song to have a more positive tone.
d8v6Z TIL that a short time before Lincoln's assassination John Wilks Booths older brother Edwin Booth saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's eldest son Robert Lincoln.
rRZny TIL: Kangal dogs have the strongest bite force, at around 743 psi, which is 3x that of a pitbull