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TIL the CEO of Spotify was the CEO of uTorrent in 2006

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Wkpr8 TIL the first generation of stars in the Universe were all several thousand times more massive than the Sun and were made of hydrogen, helium, and trace amounts of lithium. All the heavier chemical elements were formed within their cores. One of these stars was observed for the first time in 2015.
9YQkp TIL the Manhattan Project scientists originally wanted to bomb Kyoto, but Secretary of War Henry Stimson successfully convinced the president that it would be needless culture vandalism, as he had toured the city on his honeymoon and knew it was not a military target.
nepdb TIL that Kate Bush, global art rock icon (e.g., 1978 hit "Wuthering Heights"), is pretty much unknown in the United States, despite her incredible success in the rest of the world (everyone of her albums having gone platinum in the UK) .
kJoZd TIL there is a Columbian 1:1 remake of Breaking Bad, featuring Walter Blanco and José Miguel Rosas (as Jesse Pinkman)
loXG TIL Bill Clinton was the only President to leave office with an Approval Rating that was higher than when he took office.