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TIL of Daryl Davis, a blues musician that that has convinced over 200 members of the KKK to give up their robes. He did this by befriending them.

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QN7wa TIL Alison Moyet’s laugh on the '82 synth pop masterpiece 'Situation' has been sampled over 90 times, including on the dance classics 'Macarena' and C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat.” The giggle was originally accidentally caught on tape and the band decided to leave it in the song.
lopVV TIL that Caffeine does not give you energy, it blocks the action of adenosine on its receptors and consequently prevents the onset of drowsiness. Thus not giving you energy, but just keeping you from feeling tired!
LQM19 TIL dogs can smell up to 100,000 times better than humans due to 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses
b6n4p TIL : a man from colombia was diagnosed with tapeworm cancer
ADROo TIL there is no known Chinese art depicting the panda bear that predates the 20th century.