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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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dlwQ TIL that NPR posted a link “Why doesn’t America read anymore?” to their facebook page; the link led to an April Fool’s message saying that many people comment on a story without ever reading the article & asking not to comment if you read the link; people commented immediately on how they do read
9wDVM TIL the Millennium Falcon was built in Wales
KO4KG TIL there are 96 bags of human waste left behind on the Moon by the six Apollo missions that landed there.
5YPpn TIL that Spanish military outpost Penon de Velez de la Gomera on the Moroccan coastline forms the shortest international border in the entire world, spanning only 74 meters. It was also once an island until a 1934 storm left the sandy isthmus that serves as the border today.
loG57 TIL that 'focussed' is an acceptable spelling variation.