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TIL George Michael was the most played artist from 80s until mid 2000s in UK radio

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wojjo TIL Imperial Japan made were the first to develop intercontinental weapons capabilities by sending hydrogen balloons to deliver bombs to the U.S.
0wojp TIL Cambodia has never experienced severe famine in its modern history other than during Pol Pots "Super Great Leap Forward"
WZZB TIL that in 2002 the US passed a law allowing it to invade the Netherlands to prevent US military personnel to be tried by the International Criminal Court
yDdV TIL there is a theory that cats became domesticated because they adapted to hunting the vermin found around humans in towns and villages. They were tolerated by people and gradually diverged from their wild relatives through natural selection.
bDl9 TIL that the inventor of medical anesthasia became addicted to inhaling chloroform and slowly became deranged, eventually throwing acid on prostitutes clothes and later killing himself with his shaving kit.