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TIL that the best selling instrumental single in the world was the “Star Wars Theme and Cantina Band” by Meco

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OGLvL TIL the termite queen can live for up to 50yrs, lays an egg every 3 sec, 24hrs a day, for 25yrs.
QJgjM TIL of Marcella LeBeau, a WWII Army Nurse who served in the wake of D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. She received the French Legion of Honor, the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits. The Native American woman is 98 and still active in her community in South Dakota.
xVpn7 TIL that dogs were once used in kitchens to turn spits for roasting meats. The Canis vertigus, or turnspit, was an essential part of every large kitchen in Britain in the 16th century. The small cooking canine was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in cavernous kitchen fireplaces.
78PLb TIL Kingsford Charcoal originated from Ford Motor Company selling scrap wood from the construction of their Model T vehicles.
JYP4m TIL that farmed salmon can get depression, a state which causes them to stop eating and radically changes their physical attributes