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TIL in 2013, Metallica performed in Antarctica just to break a record and be the first musical act to perform on all 7 continents.

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JYjX4 TIL a pig named Lulu saved her owner’s life while the owner was having a heart attack. The pig heard the cries for help, forced her way out of the yard and ran into the road and ‘played dead’ to stop the traffic. A driver stopped and the pig led him to the trailer, he heard the woman and called 911.
ypOa TIL That karate belts go from lighter to darker colors as you rank up since Japan was poor during WW2, and dying the belts were cheaper than getting new ones
6doY TIL two brothers inherited one of the Hawaiian islands, Niihau, and have turned down all offers to sell including $1 billion from the U.S. government
VMXAm TIL there is a crocodile named "Gustave" who allegedly killed as many as 300 people
OEgX TIL that dimples are in fact genetic defects, as muscles grow incorrectly and leave a gap between them.