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TiL Flea nearly quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers to teach full time at a music conservatory. The "most painful part of quitting" that stopped him from doing so was the idea of telling Anthony.

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wodNM TIL All the gifts mentioned in The 12 Days of Christmas are birds.
oBaZA TIL of Whitney Cerak. In 2006 she was involved in a vehicular accident in Indiana that left her in comatose and badly injured. But there was a mixed up. She was misidentified as the other lady who actually died. The other family & friends took care of her. The mistake was seen only after 5 weeks.
YpWBd TIL officially recognised as a religion, & originally started as a mixture of Hindu and Buddhist beliefs, Aum Shinrikyo gradually became a doomsday cult, convinced that World War3 was coming. It became increasingly violent, killing opponents, & killing 12 in a sarin attack on Tokyo underground.
j6ZpX TIL In the 2008 Jeopardy! Teen Tournament, two contests both named Rachel made it to the final. To avoid confusion when calling on the contestants to answer, one of them went by Steve for the games.
PY5gL TIL Infrared images taken from satellites have aided the discovery of ancient human artifacts, roads, and footpaths all over the world, providing invaluable information to archaeologists.