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TIL that there is a rather large population of Bull Sharks living in a river… yes, in Australia.

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B6aW TIL Queens of the Stone Age chose the name because they felt “Kings of the Stone Age” was too macho. “Rock should be heavy enough for the boys and sweet enough for the girls. That way everyone’s happy and it’s more of a party. Kings of the Stone Age is too lopsided.”
xVYZb TIL Both Mozart and Michael Jackson were born the seventh child in a very musical family. Both missed out on a normal childhood, spending the entire time immersed in a punishing regime of practicing, touring and performing, all imposed by a strict father
JYmGk TIL that 75% of new BMW owners don’t have kids in their home
9Ypy7 TIL Daniel David Palmer, the father of chiropractic maintained the notion and basic principles of chiropractic treatment were passed along to him during a seance by a long dead doctor. Before learning of spinal adjustment from a supernatural entity, he was also a magnetic healer.
N7nPJ TIL Dew Point, and not humidity, is a much more accurate predictor of how "comfortable" the outside environment will feel.