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TIL that in 2008 a fire at Universal Studios destroyed up to 500,000 original masters most of which weren't backed up and is the biggest disaster in music history

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QNWaE TIL although Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” has nothing to do with Christmas or winter, it has gradually been added to the Christmas Music repertoire because Britain’s Got Talent singer Susan Boyle decided to include it on her Christmas album in 2010
9wvQ6 TIL Mexico's fertility rate is below replacement level.
N7ZNP TIL that the current version of the Tomahawk cruise missile is capable of loitering over a target while sending back imagery to ground controllers before being commanded to dive on to the a target.
Aorx TIL that there are 7 countries where you can be put to death for being an atheist. In all seven countries, Islam is the state religion
e0NP4 TIL After her husband was executed by the King of France, Jeanne de Clisson set off on a quest of piracy and bloody justice. She would personally behead any aristocrats on board captures ships with her ax.