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TIL that the music video for the song “Buddy Holly” by Weezer was included with Windows 95.

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X0XQQ TIL of Doctor Fukushi Masaichi AKA "Dr. Tattoo" who would pay heavily tattooed people money for the right to preserve their tattooed skin after they died. He collected more than 2000 human pelts.
grwwb TIL Simple Minds initially rejected recording what would become their biggest hit “Don’t You Forget About Me”. Lead singer Kerr said, “We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids” (‘The Breakfast Club’ film the song was written for). Billy Idol had also passed up on recording the song.
EgDQd TIL: The American government under J. Edgar Hoover ruined Oppenheimer's life and his descendants did not get better treatment either, his daughter committed suicide by hanging at age 32.
N7yRb TIL: American bankers made hundred of millions by pretending to trade aluminum, thus driving the price up.
xVaXg TIL As thanks for their assistance in the second World War, the Dutch cross-bred a species of tulip to resemble the Canadian flag