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TIL The Cure once played a four-hour concert during which they played 50 songs.

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05E5 TIL that of the 196 countries in the world, 59 of them gained independence from the United Kingdom.
rNKYw TIL That Court Jesters could freely mock the rulers and that their jesting was often a way to give guidance.
oly8 TIL mini-chameleons the size of a fingernail were discovered on Madagascar in 2012
N7bV8 TIL that in Taiwan, Father's Day is on August 8th. This was determined by the fact that the eighth (ba) day of the eighth (ba) month makes two "eights" (八八, ba-ba), which sounds similar to the colloquial word for "daddy" (ba-ba，爸爸)
x6LQ1 TIL that Waikiki Beach in Hawaii is almost entirely artificial. Sand was brought in from Manhattan Beach, CA via barge to Waikiki as early as the 1920s. Sand imports ceased in the 1970s, with sand from about 2000 feet offshore used to replenish now.