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TIL Nickelback originally started out as cover band named 'Village Idiot'

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5YxOR TIL in Anchorage, Alaska, many large animals, such as moose, are hit by vehicles. While Motorists get first rights to roadkill; Charity groups sign up to collect large roadkill and the meat is donated to the needy.
Ajpl TIL most Helium on earth is the result of radioactive decay of Uranium and Thorium in the earth’s crust
YwAr TIL NASA recovered metal from the World Trade Center and used it on Martian rovers as a tribute to those fallen on the 9/11 attacks
p8myG TIL for the film Speed, Joss Whedon was brought in a week before shooting began, wrote "98.9% of the dialogue", added major plot points, and is credited with creating the "Pop quiz, hotshot" line.
m1jNo TIL of a form of refrigeration that does not need moving parts and cacn run on a cup of kerosene