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TIL most chewing gum is made out of plastic
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TIL that Pearl Jam was originally called Mookie Blaylock, after an NBA player they admired. However they were forced to change the name and instead settled on naming their debut album "Ten" after Blaylock's jersey number.
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TIL that Beethoven was metal af. His 5th symphony is usually played as slow as 74 BPM, but he intended it to be played at 108 BPM. He wanted his music to make the musicians and audience uncomfortable - as if "something is impending," like "this is dangerous." (Basically one of the first metalheads)
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TIL That 4000 years old Ancient Babylonian clay tablet which is a customer's letter complaining about sub-standard copper and wanting a refund. It is considered to be the oldest known written complaint.
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TIL The Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, invited the Black community of San Francisco to settle there in 1858 and give them equal rights after they become British subjects
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TIL Stanley Kubrick had a fear of flying, so 'Eyes Wide Shut' was shot entirely in England. Workmen were sent to NY to measure street widths and note newspaper vending machine locations.