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TIL the United States Army is the largest single employer of musicians in the country

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KOnRG TIL that after a 35-year ban on cinemas in Saudi Arabia, the first movie they showed after the ban was lifted was 'The Emoji Movie'
69m88 TIL that common consumer fireworks can kill you if you're underwater with them when they detonate
XERk8 TIL David Bowie was so unconvinced of the commercial viability of his album "Low" that after its release he decided to tour as Iggy Pop's keyboardist instead of promoting the new record.
D1ZKr TIL of Wei Jie. A frail youth who lived in 3rd Century AD China, he was considered to be so beautiful that hordes of admirers mobbed him/his home all day, which caused him to die of stress. "Wei Jie died of stares" is now a Chinese idiom describing celebrities who have very obsessive fandoms.
0wj9p TIL bra cup sizes have little to do with actual breast size, and a person who wears an A-cup can have the same size breasts as a D-cup.