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TIL that Metallica was the first band to perform on all seven continents by performing live and un-amplified (to protect the environment) in Antarctica.

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7rwMM TIL a 4-yr-old captive beluga whale who'd been living with belugas moved to a dolphinarium where her only companions were dolphins. In her early days with the dolphins, she made beluga "contact calls." Within 2 months, the beluga imitated dolphin whistles & dropped the beluga calls altogether.
MeyP7 TIL Sappers defuse over 5,000 World War II bombs in Germany every year
ANPpB TIL Indian space entrepreneur Susmita Mohanty is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have cofounded companies on three different continents in Asia, Europe and North America.
MeZLA TIL a Canadian engineer studying anti-ballistic missile systems developed a theoretical method for launching satellites via canon. He was likely assassinated by the Mossad in 1990
4kndo TIL WWE icon Stone Cold Steve Austin admitted he had an embarrassing moment where he actually ‘crapped in his trunks’ in match with Yokozuna.