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TIL Guns N Roses was originally formed by Traci Guns, merging his band LA Guns with new comers Hollywood Rose (Axl Rose's band). Axl and Traci fought bitterly, so Guns left re-forming his old band LA Guns. They would go on to a achieve just a fraction of the commercial success enjoyed by GnR

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WkB04 TIL about a group of thieves who stole left shoes from display cases in designer shoe showrooms in Sweden, only to steal the paired right shoes from display cases in the showrooms in Denmark, making huge profits.
nWwvY TIL it's possible for a living person to win a Darwin Award (typically given to people who die "from their own stupidity") if they pass the "deserted island" test: If they're unable to reproduce when stranded on a deserted island with a fertile member of the opposite sex, they're considered sterile.
VWWp TIL That there is no scientific reason for the 21 year old drinking age in the U.S. It exists strictly because if states do not comply, they will lose 10% of their federal highway fund.
J18jQ TIL about the Norway ''Oil Fund'', which was established in 1990 to invest the surplus revenues of the Norwegian petroleum sector. It currently has over $1,477 billion in assets.
DJJP TIL in 2014, a new species of vine was discovered in Chile that can mimic the leaves of many different host trees. It can change the size, shape, color, orientation, and even the vein patterns of its leaves to match the surrounding foliage. It’s the only known plant that can do this.