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TIL of Ros Sereysothea, A Cambodian rock singer given the title "The Queen of the Golden Voice" who vanished completely under the reign of the Khmer Rouge

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NXvYP TIL the 1812 Overture has a parody that calls for 4 rifles, three Hoover vacuum cleaners (two uprights in B♭ and one horizontal with detachable sucker in C), and an electric floor polisher in E♭.
p8O1A TIL A monkey was electrocuted as it walked on high tension wires in India's railway station, falling unconscious on to the tracks. Another fellow monkey attempted to resuscitate the animal by repeatedly biting, hitting and dunking him in water. The electrocuted monkey was eventually revived.
e0aAJ TIL the opossums are different from possums. Opossums live in North America, while possums live in Australia, and are closely related to kangaroos. Also: the "O" in Opossum isn't always silent.
R7da9 TIL that during the cold war, the Soviets fired a machine gun in space. It was a defensive weapon on a secret space-spy-lab and was fired remotely after all personnel departed. The results have not been released.
1aP9V TIL that individuals high in psychopathic traits show reduced susceptibility to contagious yawning; that is, yawning after seeing or hearing another person yawn.