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TIL that for music video for Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" has two versions, a early version with less CGI, and a newer one that shows CGI Blackhole and distorted smiles

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bwPN TIL that there are no U.S. quarters with 1975 as the mint year because commemorative 1976 bicentennial quarters were being minted early in anticipation of collectors snatching the coins from circulation
RZRQ TIL When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan, all of his shots initially missed the President; however, a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof Presidential vehicle and struck Reagan. Thus, a car made to protect the President from bullets instead directed gunfire to the president.
6EbMY TIL a person who prioritizes calling "Shotgun" more than a normal person, to the degree that they'll compromise their own ethics to gain the front seat, is known pejoratively as a "Shotgun Gaper."
wYmM TIL Like the city of Detroit, Pompeii was heavily graffitied.
Y7G67 TIL about a study analyzing chess games played in professional tournaments from 1890 to 2014, examining how age affects cognitive ability. It found that individual performance increases sharply until the early 20s, levels off, peaks around 35, and then gradually declines with age.