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TIL Kerry King from Slayer played the guitar solos on "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" and "No Sleep Til Brooklyn" by The Beastie Boys

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b9jEZ TIL that the 1989-1991 BMW Z1 had vertically sliding doors that descended into the automobile’s body, providing an innovative and not since repeated aesthetic.
NOKJ TIL: Dogs can smell when humans have low glucose levels (Type I Diabetes) and actually serve as a service animal.
GYQ1Q TIL Norman Borlaug is an agronomist responsible for saving over a billion lives from starvation due to his work in creating drought and disease resistant crops.
j6JQQ TIL Winston Churchill said, "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons."
yQ84e TIL the term "Regulatory Capture" -- a form of government failure in which a regulatory agency, created to serve the public interest, instead advances the interests of the industry it is meant to regulate, resulting in a net loss for society.