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TIL that a scientific study concluded that “We Are the Champions” by Queen is the catchiest pop song in history

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0dPM5 TIL the Madrid Open experimented with blue clay tennis courts to make it easier to follow the ball on TV. But the courts proved too unsafe for players due to the process of dyeing the clay, resulting in slippery and uneven courts; blue clay was subsequently banned.
4kbQR TIL budgie brains process speech in a similar manner as humans, which is why they can have such prolific vocabularies
wmE1 TIL: Germans in WWI built their trenches with perfect 90 degree angles to prevent pressure waves from mortars from killing soldiers
yQn7w TIL That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was actually quite pro-American and wrote a letter in 1896 advocating for a formal US-UK alliance.
OREL TIL in 1985, a Colombian girl was trapped in a volcanic mudflow, and was trapped up to her waist. She was mostly alert and was interviewed. Knowing she would die, volunteers and rescuer did their best to comfort her. She died after 60 hours, and her photo became iconic.