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TIL Adam Scott has podcasts called “U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head” and “U Springin' Springsteen On My Bean?” discussing Talking Heads and Bruce Springsteen, among other artists.

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GYyM1 TIL I learned of Thomas Midgley Jr., who ""had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". He played a big role in inventing of leaded gasoline in 1921. After that, he joined a team that invented Freon.
woLjP TIL in 1990, 2 thieves dressed as policemen stole the only Rembrandt seascape painting in existence in one of the most expensive art heists ever. The case remains unsolved today.
9PAm TIL that after the collapse of the South Sea company in 1720, which bankrupted many and severely affected the economy of England, a proposal was made in parliament to place bankers in sacks filled with snakes and throw them into the River Thames.
EPl0 TIL the youngest prisoner ever at Guantanamo was 13 and since it has been open, 21 children have been imprisoned there since it’s inception.
J1D6v TIL scientists trained a ferret to run through the Fermilab particle accelerator's main ring to keep it clean.