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TIL that contrary to numerous celebrities joining the 27 Club, statistical evidence shows popular musicians are most likely to die at the age of 56

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v1XWD TIL Ella Fitzgerald forgot a lyrics of the song she’s singing, but won a Grammy for her performance of improvising.
oBjW7 TIL that there's a stonehenge at the bottom of Lake Michigan
XyRE TIL that adults who were homeschooled often reference extreme social awkwardness as an obstacle they experienced upon entering college or the workforce. Others note astonishment and even anger towards their parents because they were shielded from scientific learning
gMrp7 TIL that gladiators in Ancient Rome used to carry product placements out in the arena; This was present in an early script for Gladiator (2000), but was removed out of fears that it would be viewed as anachronistic
5VO88 TIL about Multiocular O (ꙮ), a rare glyph variant of the Cyrillic letter O. Only one single use of this glyph is know, in a 15th century manuscript, in the Old Church Slavonic phrase "серафими многꙮ҄читїи"