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TIL Iggy Pop hated punk
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TIL in 1984 Leonard Bernstein once conducted the Vienna Philharmonic without the need of a baton or even his hands and instead only used his brow & facial expressions to communicate to the orchestra all the information they needed.
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TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture
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TIL that Stalin, historic leader of the USSR, was a pen-name meaning "man of steel". His real name was Ioseb Besarionis dzе Jughashvili.
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TIL in 2004 actor Paul Walker secretly purchased a $10,000 engagement ring for a U.S. military veteran. Paul was at a jewelry store and overheard a couple talking about a ring they loved but that was too expensive. Paul quietly put the ring on his tab and walked out of the store.
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TIL - In 526 AD there was a world-wide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a FULL YEAR, resulting in widespread famine and disease. >80% of Scandinavia and parts of China starved to death, 30% of Europe died in epidemics, and empires fell. No one knows the cause.