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TIL that Jason Paige, the singer of the original Pokémon Theme, didn't expect the song to become popular and knew nothing about the franchise when he recorded it. He considers the song to be a relatively minor part of his career, as he has worked with Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, and Frankie Valli.

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v1gr8 TIL that under the small French village of Naours there was an underground city where at its height 3000 people lived. Originally a quarry in Roman times the site started to be used individuals to hide from invaders/raiders. It was during the Thirty Year war the community reached its height. There w
LkrN0 TIL the hottest known substance in the universe is actually created on Earth at the Large Hadron Collider. When gold particles are smashed together, for a split second temperatures can reach up to 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit, which is hotter than a supernova.
od6A TIL the oldest living tree is a Norway Spruce that is 9,550 years old, which makes it roughly 3,500 years older than the invention of writing.
bMOZ TIL: If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping onto an oncoming train or killing yourself in an apartment building, the train or building company can/will sue your family for clean up fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by your suicide.
OoZrY TIL Brazil could not afford to send its athletes to Los Angeles for the 1932 Summer Olympics. So they sent coffee bags with them which the athletes had to sell along the way to fund their own travel.