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TIL The Kop at Liverpool FC is named for the Liverpudlian soldiers who died in South Africa

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E1MNP TIL that Taylor Swift composed her song "Enchanted" after a meeting with Adam Young (Owl City) which, in return, presented a cover dedicated to her of the same song on Valentine's Day. Despite the interviews they gave at the time and the romantic text of the songs, the two never officially dated.
d8jAQ TIL Cuba's former president survived more than 600 assassination attempts.
x6rw TIL There is a seriall killer that killed 110-300+ young girls. He served 14 years in prison, and is a free man to this day.
yVZkV TIL Breaking Bad aired just 2 years after Malcolm in the Middle ended. Bryan Cranston was playing a character named Hal in a sitcom, two years before playing a drug kingpin character in Breaking Bad.
XEBlR TIL That every 13 -17 years, billions of Cicadas emerge from the ground to mate. Once the Cicadas have transformed and predators leave the swarms alone, the males lay eggs. After a few days, they all die and disappear for another 13 - 17 years.