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TIL when Kurt Cobain committed suicide, then-President Clinton asked Eddie Vedder (who happened to be visiting the White House the next day) if he should address the nation about it. Vedder advised no, because of concerns it might spur copycat incidents.

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P178n TIL: The Sedlec Ossuary contains the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, whose bones have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings such as a bone chandelier. Some arrangements were by a half blind monk in 1511. It is now a tourist attraction and featured in movies.
kJnpW TIL: Tumbleweeds are not indigenous to North America and were likely not around during the wild west.
mxrMY TIL A fictional island was created in 1977 by Britain's Newspaper Guardian as an April Fools day joke, complete with elaborate descriptions of the island nation's tourism and developing economy...
l7B8A TIL Canadian musician Bryan Adams has been an award-winning photographer for over 20 years. In addition to shooting celebrity portraits and holding over 50 gallery shows, he's photographed several musicians for their album covers, including Amy Winehouse's posthumous Lioness and Rammstein's Zeit.
dD6xK TIL there is a village in the basin of the Grand Canyon called Supai. It's the capital of the Havasupai Indian Reservation. It is one of the most remote towns in the United States and it's only accessible by foot or by helicopter. It's the only place in the US where mail is still carried by mules.