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TIL the term 'chillwave' was coined by a satirical blog to "...lampoon microgenres and indie acts whose sounds resembled incidental music from 1980s VHS tapes"

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j6ZGX TIL the Dumb Ways to Die song was a public campaign by an Australian rail network to promote railway safety awareness. It is credited with a 30% drop in rail accidents.
lVe1 TIL that according to Marco Polo’s writings, Ghenghis Khan died from an injury caused by an arrow to the knee.
678l TIL Johnny Knoxville permanently damaged his penis by breaking it doing a backflip on a motorcycle. He has described it as “like a dog’s chew toy” and “like a sock that’s lost its elasticity.”
OoX41 TIL that a US Navy commissioned ship is currently captured by North Korea. The USS Pueblo is still listed in the active roster.
w8g1 TIL James Blunt “sold his sister” on EBay as a “damsel in distress” when she could not find transportation to a funeral. She ended up marrying the man that won the auction.