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TIL Muhammad Ali Once Helped Negotiate the Release of 15 U.S. Hostages in Iraq

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kOAvE TIL There is an underground facility in Turkey that was originally built in 700BC that can house up to 20,000 People and Livestock
l7nx5 TIL that Zambia produced a unique genre of rock music called Zamrock, inspired by James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and traditional African music. It faded out after the economic collapse of Zambia in the 80s.
loM8N TIL just before Live Aid, Freddie Mercury was told by his doctor not to do the show because of some vocal trouble. He of course, ignored it, and went on to deliver a 20 minutes show that, according to a BBC poll, is the greatest live performance of all time.
oBxQK TIL in the 1956 Melbourne olympics, veterinary student Barry Larkin protested against the relay, carrying a fake flame, consisting of a pair of underpants set on fire in a plum pudding can, attached to a chair leg. Successfully handing it to the Mayor of Sydney and escaping unnoticed.
5YPQ9 TIL that some 430,000 years ago, high in the Atapuerca Mountains of northern Spain, a lethal assault was committed. The victim, a young adult Neanderthal, received two blows to the head, just above the left eye.