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TIL that the last song played by Tom Petty in concert was "American Girl."

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WZl4 TIL of a one handed drum roll technique known as a “Gravity Roll” or a “Gravity Blast”. The drummer strikes the drum, rests the stick on the rim of the drum, bringing the back of the stick down in a seesaw motion, then quickly brings the stick back up, striking the drum again.
LAdr TIL that Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, is estimated to have had a population of 3-4 times that of London, in 1519
oB9pr TIL in Equador, ambulances have the ability to take over car radios to warm drivers. This has resulted in a 40% reduction in response times
7VpZ TIL that the reason why Rebel Wilson got into acting was because she contracted malaria and hallucinated that she was an Oscar winning actress.
awOrZ TIL about the Battle for Castle Itter, where in the closing days of WWII a small group of Americans, French prisoners, a surrendered SS officer, and several Wehrmacht soldiers fortified an Austrian castle and held off a force of marauding SS soldiers.