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TIL After Dave Grohl left his first band, they decided to quit because they knew they’d never find a drummer as good as him.

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XEW66 TIL when his childless emperor cousin died, Zhu Houcong had to be adopted by his dead uncle to become the Jiajing Emperor. He refused to honor his uncle like a parent even though it was required. Instead, he made his dead dad an emperor to bypass this rule and to stay loyal to his birth parents.
WkYnN TIL Hitler used an arson attack on the German parliament to justify taking away most civil liberties in Germany, including habeas corpus, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right of free association, public assembly and the secrecy of the post and telephone
jN4wR TIL in 2015 "Hello Barbie" was released. She used speech recognition and connected to wifi. When you pressed her belt buckle, Barbie saved what you said to the cloud so she could learn your likes and dislikes and incorporate them into future conversations. Some parents found it "too creepy".
7rD1b TIL NASA used IQ tests for determining which applicants will ultimately become astronauts
pbpA TIL that the Supreme Court says ignorance of the law is no excuse - unless you’re a cop.