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TIL Herb Alpert co-founded A&M Records

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dDXOd TIL about the AC/DC rule: the initial chart and sales performance of a new record album is often a reflection of the success of the artist's prior album, not the merits of the new record itself. This "rule" is named after AC/DC's Back In Black and For Those About To Rock We Salute You albums.
d8Mmj TIL According to a study by Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University Graz, vegetarians suffer significantly more often from anxiety disorder and/or depression, have a poorer quality of life in terms of physical health, social relationships, and environmental factors.
LkXpm TIL a theory describing the tragic story behind Superman's creation wherein one of the creators Jerry Siegel may have created the bulletproof man because of his father's death during an armed robbery.
OogO7 TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island
5rx9 TIL: Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Marshall, was known for his sense of humor. One of his favorite jokes was about a woman with two sons, one of whom went to sea and one of whom was elected vice president; neither was ever heard of again.