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TIL that Garth Brooks had an emo alter ego in 1999 called Chris Gaines

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Z8lDB TIL about an event known as an "October Surprise." An October Surprise is a news event deliberately timed just before a US election in order to influence the outcome of that election.
5ydQ TIL there’s only one verified male supercentenarian alive at the moment. Living in Japan, Yasutora Koide is currently 112 years, 197 days old. Every other verified supercentenarian is a female, of which there are at least 49 alive.
pYWYb TIL that De Beers controlled 80% to 85% of rough diamond distribution from 1888 until the start of the 21st century
E1gpX TIL that France, Britain, and Ireland are home to a combined 15 of the 20 oldest known buildings in the world. The oldest, Barnenez in France, dates to 4800 BC. Over 2,000 years older than the oldest pyramid in Egypt.
wlPM TIL some large telescopes use liquid mercury for a reflective mirror instead of glass. The rotating liquid assumes the paraboloidal shape regardless of the container’s shape and has a much lower cost than traditional glass mirrors.