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TIL Nirvana had five different drummers. Dave Grohl was the only one to experience mainstream success

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A98x TIL before Pixar made feature films, they made commercials for LifeSavers candy, Trident gum, and Pillsbury rolls.
VBO4B TIL The English seaside resort of Blackpool was left mostly unscathed by bombing during the Blitz. Documents have suggested that Hitler wanted it preserved as a place for recreation once Germany invaded and conquered England.
8eKKP TIL: The Japanese video game, Persona 2, took 12 years to come to America, partially because of Hitler and swastikas being included.
5YwoB TIL Greg Ham, the flautist and founding member of the band Men at Work, died of an overdose following a bout of depression sustained from losing a plagiarism lawsuit from copyright trolls. His crime: using part of the children's nursery rhyme "Kookaburra" on his solo in the song "Down Under"
0LQR TIL the skin of a female shark is much thicker than that of a male because males bite females during mating.