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TiL that "Country" and "Western" music were initially two separate musical styles. Both genres were frequently played together on the same radio stations, which eventually led to the term "country and western music".

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Zpj7D TIL: The Hittite plague was one of the diseases that helped caused a Bronze Age collapse alongside smallpox and lasted 2 decades. It is considered the first recorded form of biological warfare as Hittites brought infected rams to enemies. It was also named, "The Hand of Nergle" in ancient tablets.
KY8LR TIL Torben and Einer Ulrich, father and grandfather of Metallica drummer Lars, were both elite level tennis players, with Einer competing in the 1924 Olympics. Einer then fled the Nazis into Sweden while Torben became a jazz musician after retiring.
5YwoB TIL Greg Ham, the flautist and founding member of the band Men at Work, died of an overdose following a bout of depression sustained from losing a plagiarism lawsuit from copyright trolls. His crime: using part of the children's nursery rhyme "Kookaburra" on his solo in the song "Down Under"
BrNod TIL Dave Chappelle was offered the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump, but turned it down because he thought the role would be demeaning and the movie would bomb.
gjw9 TIL that cruise ships dump 1 billion gallons of sewage into the ocean every year