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TIL That Bobby Farrell the famous singer of the band that sang "Rasputin" died on the same day and the same town that Rasputin died in.

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ENLx TIL that the Baby Boomers were nicknamed the “Me Generation” due to their perceived narcissism.
0OON TIL Make Love Not Warcraft from South Park almost caused Trey Parker to lose it because he thought it was so remarkably bad, but it ended up to be regarded as one of the best South Park episodes ever created.
JVwm TIL the Greek poet Hipponax was so good at insulting people that his victims sometimes killed themselves.