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TIL Lord Tennyson wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade" honoring soldiers that fought in the Crimean War. 37 years later Rudyard Kipling wrote "The Last of the Light Brigade" about the hardships faced by the veterans. Kipling hoped to shame the public into offering financial assistance.

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6ENlY TIL there's a sequel to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" with Johnny Cash as the narrator. In it, the Devil returns to Georgia to challenge Johnny to a rematch. The Devil loses.
WlAo TIL of a restaurant called “The Heart Attack Grill,” with a hospital theme and scantily clad nurse waitresses serving the “Quadruple Bypass Burger” loaded with 9,982 calories. A customer died of a heart attack while eating a there, resulting in customers taking photos of him assuming it was a stunt.
1aWVW TIL Guns and Roses guitarist Slash did not allow the TV show Glee to use any of Guns and Roses' music despite many attempts from producers. He stated “Glee is worse than Grease and Grease is bad enough.”
epeab TIL Isaac M. Singer started work as an actor, later turned machinist (lathe operator) to support himself since acting wasn't a stable income, by chance came across an early sewing machine and thought he could improve it. He could, and eventually he founded the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
OoLwe TIL about Arthur Della Maddalena, an Australian miner who took part in an asbestos shoveling competition. All participants of the competition later died of asbestos related illnesses except for Maddalena, who also won the competition.