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TIL the 1983 Atari video game burial in will be excavated Alamogordo, NM will be excavated next Saturday, April 26. All are welcome to attend

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6EDVm TIL that pre-internet Clint Eastwood mentioned being in the Korean War in hopes of being mistaken for a combat soldier. In reality he served as a life guard in California where he began his acting career.
9wMlB TIL that only two individuals of an endangered species called the "Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse" have ever been found.
4k8xw TIL that Kuwait has no rivers or lakes in the entire country and almost completely relies on desalination for drinking water. There are currently more than six desalination plants in operation, and Kuwait was the first country in the world to use desalination to for large-scale domestic use.
e0mMD TIL Michael Jackson tried buying Marvel Comics in the 90s because he wanted to play Spiderman in a movie.
GAXOG TIL New Zealand rock band changed their name from Shihad to Pacifer in Jan 2002 to avoid being mistaken for the term Jihad which was a term heard often due to the events of 9/11. 'Shihad' had not long attempted to break into the American market when the attacks took place.