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TIL Joe Pesci's Rap "wise guy" was partially written by Debbie Harry

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KdV6 TIL Bill Clinton gave the 1994 State of the Union Address completely from memory. When he saw the wrong speech had been uploaded to the teleprompter, he quickly recovered and said “I’m not at all sure what speech is in the teleprompter tonight, but I hope we can talk about the State of the Union.”
kOpA5 TIL that “moonbows” are a natural phenomenon that occurs when (1) the moon is close to full, (2) rain is falling opposite the moon, and (3) the moon is low. Since the moon is the only source of light, the lunar rainbow will appear monochromatic to the naked eye. (More links in comments)
QN0wM TIL that the 'vaquita' is currently the most endangered cetacean. There are presumably only 10 vaquita's left in the world.
BNGr TIL that this creature commonly called Waterbear can survive in outer space and vacuums. It’s resistant to extreme radiation, pressure, and temperatures. They can hibernate for a decade, and are found everywhere on earth from the Himalayas to the deep sea. No one has been able to classify them yet.
VMZx0 TIL that the first person to be voted out of the first version of Survivor committed suicide a month after going home.