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TIL that Queen is the only group to have each member write a #1 hit song

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4XVnJ TIL that the "Wa" in Wario and Waluigi isn't an upturned M, it's actually a portmanteau of Mario and Luigi's name and the Japanese adjective warui which means "bad", literally translating to "bad Mario" or "bad Luigi".
awXdo TIL The Tollund Man, who lived during the 4th Century BC, was so well preserved on discovery that that he was mistaken for a recent murder victim. His internal organs were intact; it was concluded that his last meal was porridge consisting of 40 kinds of seeds, eaten 12 to 24 hours before his death.
N70bP TIL the male platypus is venomous and the venom is painful, immediate, long-lasting, and impervious to painkillers.
Z8e9R TIL about Project Cirrus. The USA's attempt to stop a hurricane by dropping 180lbs of dry ice into.
gQZy TIL In 1942 492 people died in a Boston nightclub fire because they all tried to flee to the exit and jammed the single revolving door.