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TIL The term 'mosh pit' was birthed in 1979 when H.R., vocalist of D.C. hardcore band the Bad Brains, saw some audience members slam dancing and shouted "mash it - mash down", but because of his faux Jamaican accent, some audience members heard this as "mosh it" and that is the term that stuck.

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VMVED TIL that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in 1919 (awarded in 1915), after the British empire fired on a gathering of unarmed men, women and children in Amritsar, India (Jallianwala Bagh massacre) which resulted in the death of over a 1000 civilians.
DJGP TIL The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, the coal and mining industry, but NOT railroads.
x6QM5 TIL - The Pawn Shop On "Pawn Stars" Was Started By Son Rick Harrison, NOT His Father. When denied a pawn license, Rick sued the city of Las Vegas when it tried to issue a license to someone else ahead of his application and won.
VBrNp TIL that Mangos have a very caustic sap when you pick them. It contains urushiol, terpinolene and resin acids. These can cause severe burning to your skin and could send you to the ER. Urushiol is also found in Poison Ivy and Cashews.
JYXav TIL of the Battle of Hainan Island (Chinese Civil War). The Communists conducted a successful landing operation using 2000 traditional wooden junks. This led the KMT Navy to underestimate them and tried to capture them, only for the junks to reveal artillery pieces, forcing a KMT Destroyer to flee.