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vP8KL TIL that Aerosmith generated higher revenue from the video game "Guitar Hero" than from any single album in their discography.
oR14E TIL the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkeys have names (Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru)
yVZAM TIL The Patriotic War of 1812 between Russia and France started just 6 days after, and completely independently, of The War of 1812 between the US and the UK
p8rXp TIL about Bob Lambert, an undercover officer. He dated an activist while infiltrating her group, and even fathered a child, despite already having a wife and children. When the assignment ended, he simply vanished, leaving a two-year-old son behind. The London police paid £425,000 to avoid court.
MeWlm TIL there is a theory that some of the Black Death was not bubonic plague, but a variant of a haemoratic fever. Those who survived may have passed this immunity through genetics which may account for the percentage of individuals who are immune to AIDS.