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TIL, Kurt Cobain overdosed on heroin, was injected with antidote by Courtney Love, the proceeded perform at a concert without telling anybody

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rRXay TIL That the medieval romantic trope of a Knight guarding a bridge or gate and forbidding passage unless dueled has a historical basis in the "Pas d'armes" where "any other knight who wished to pass must first fight, or be disgraced."
wK7o TIL the sound of Maleficent breathing fire as a dragon in “Sleeping Beauty” is sampled from footage of US Army flamethrower drills
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