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TIL Iceland was uninhabited until c. 870AD

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yQZwa TIL the Beatles have a song called Revolution 9 where someone just says "number nine" for over 8 minutes, and when played backwards sounds like "turn me on dead man," which sparked a conspiracy theory that McCartney was killed and replaced with a look-alike
lrKa TIL before blood glucose tests were available, doctors would taste the urine of their patients to diagnose Diabetes. A sweet taste meant the patient was diabetic.
Xd0D Til Sergey Bubka broke the pole vault world record in 1984 then kept breaking it every year after by as small an amount as possible for the reward money.
BrgoD TIL that Atari, using the Tengen, entered a partnershp with Nintendo to produce games. Atari proceeded to illegally get a copy of the Nintendo patent for the lock out chip, produced several unlicensed games, then attempted to sue Nintendo for monopolistic practices.
8Q7a TIL There is an Abandoned Soviet Sub Base that Could Hold >3,000 People, and Survive a Direct Nuclear Hit.