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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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Yp0X7 TIL of the PETS act, a bipartisan bill introduced after Hurricane Katrina, giving FEMA the authority to provide rescue to household pets and service animals in major disasters. The bill aimed to save those who would have otherwise remained and perished with their companions.
5VegQ TIL that the model characterized in Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' was only officially identified in 2005 as Lisa del Giocondo
69R4Z TIL Machu Picchu was the guarded secret of a few Peruvian farmers until 1911 when one of them agreed to guide an American explorer up the mountain for the price of a few coins.
5Vdxr TIL: One of the largest cult suicides in history happened a few months ago. Over 400 confirmed deaths with 600 reported missing.
ZpJZQ Today I learned it takes about 21 gallons of water to produce one ear of corn.