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TIL Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull was so annoyed at critics calling "Aqualung" a concept album when he didn't consider it one that he decided to make "the mother of all concept albums" - "Thick as a Brick", a 43:46-long single piece of music designed to spoof progressive rock.

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OoKZX TIL November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on Earth together. Ever since then, at least one person has remained on the International Space Station.
Ll0m TIL Vladimir Putin is a black belt in Judo and produced an instructional video called “Lets Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin” in 2008.
N7rwN TIL elephant shrews were called that because they are shrews with flexible noses like an elephant, but genetic analysis discovered they are not true shrews and are actually more closely related to elephants
78Pdx TIL A 'munchy box' is a popular take away food item in Scotland typically consisting of kebab meat, fried chicken, pizza, chicken tikka, samosas, onion rings, chow mein noodles, pakora, naan bread, garlic bread, coleslaw, other fast foods and sauces such as curry sauce.
Z8N6o TIL there is a worm with the scientific name Loa loa, which literally means "Worm worm"