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TIL that Eddie and Alex Van Halens original band “Mammoth” had no P.A. system of their own, so they’d rent David Lee Roth’s system for $50 a night. After years of Eddie singing lead vocals they figured they could save money by letting David Lee Roth into the band because he had the P.A. system.

wRL8 TIL that California generates so much solar power that at times the state will pay Arizona to take it.
YYnA TIL nuclear power is by far safest power source in the world, and yet it is also the most feared.
YBaG TIL ancient Nubian mummies were found to have the modern antibiotic Tetracycline in their bones. They got it from beer.
jNMvE TIL that the man who first proposed the Big Bang theory was a Catholic Priest
gwlb TIL that despite making up via http://ift.tt/105dpup