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TIL the title of the Led Zeppelin song "D'yer Mak'er" is derived from an old joke, where two friends have the following exchange: "My wife's gone to the West Indies." "Jamaica?" (which in an English accent sounds like "Did you make her?") "No, she wanted to go".

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MeBeb TIL the fear of palindromes is called aibohphobia.
VPZQ TIL in 1986 a Russian Aeroflot pilot made a bet with the copilot that he could land successfully with the windows covered up. The plane crashed, killing 70 of the 94 on board.
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e0xn TIL Christopher Lee,known for his work with LOTR and Star Wars, has the Guinness World Record for most film acting roles, and has released two metal albums.