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TIL Pitchfork Media deletes and changes reviews when it ends up on the wrong side of musical history

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OolGa TIL that London is farther north than Calgary, Montreal is south of Paris, and despite being 20° further north, Reykjavik’s average temperature in January is warmer than Boston’s average temperature. The reason for milder European climates than equivalent cities in North America is the Gulf Stream.
9YLd7 TIL "to stan" is an actual verb found in dictionnaries. "To stan;stanned; stanning; stans" means "to exhibit fandom to an extreme or excessive degree: to be an extremely devoted and enthusiastic fan of someone or something." It comes from the 2000 song "Stan" by Eminem.
xVY50 TIL - Greenland got its name in 986 AD from the explorer Erik the Red's attempt to lure settlers to the ice-covered island: "it would induce settlers to go there, if the land had a good name".
Z86jR TIL Stalin's wife, Nadezhda, often argued with him, partly due to her desire to pursue a career, when he wanted her to have a domestic role. She later shot herself in the heart. Her death was announced as appendicitis, and her children were not told the truth of her death until years later.
NX75b TIL there are thousands of exotic ring-necked parakeets that reside in Greater London and the truth varies as to exactly where they they came from.