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TIL about the punk rock dentist, Dr. Bob, who has performed free dentistry on punk bands visiting Alberta for decades.

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16QZV TIL That Honey Never Spoils: Today I learned that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

KOAJ TIL that there is a cemetery in Romania famous for their vibrant and colorful tombstones that artfully depict scenes from the buried person’s life, most often involving how they died. Each tombstone also has a poetic epitaph inscription.

DePV TIL applications for Mars One, the first manned mission to Mars will be accepted soon.

neO9B TIL "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as a Golden Raspberry Award for the Worst Original Song but lost both to "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas, and "Walk Into the Wind" from Showgirls, respectively.

Xb5P TIL a man proposing to his girlfriend at a restaurant was interrupted by a robber who broke into the restaurant. He put the robber in a chokehold when he tried to flee, knocking him out. Then the man went back to the original task at hand and proposed to his girlfriend. No big deal.