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TIL the guy on the cover of The Best of Kansas is the abolitionist John Brown

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m1vMM TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd the band who had a massive hit with their song 'Sweet Home Alabama' are actually from Jacksonville, Florida
WklPL TIL the first adopters of the bicycle in China were the prostitutes ('sing-song girls'). The bicycle was seen as undignified and far too menial, the prostitutes working the harbors had nothing to lose, so they were the first adopters.
WwnY TIL glaciers are home to Ice Worms and the worms can melt if heated to 40F.
rY9w TIL, that right now, an ounce of meth costs more than an ounce of gold.
wLLd6 TIL Chopin's heart was pickled in cognac and only recently has his death been diagnosed as a likely complication of TB - pericarditis.