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TIL that the band Canned Heat - biggest hit "On the Road Again" - formed in 1965 and has been touring and recording ever since. There have been numerous lineup changes, but no hiatus.

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noeb TIL Steven Spielberg and John Landis were charged with involuntary manslaughter following the deaths of three actors on the set of The Twilight Zone movie.
LQ1d9 TIL that in 1994, Japan had a GDP per capita that was 1.4 times larger than that of the US. In 2021, the US has a GDP per capita that is 1.8 larger than Japan’s
oBWOE TIL that when Victor Vescovo reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world, he discovered a plastic bag and candy wrappers at 10,928 metres (35,849 ft.) below the surface, confirming that human-generated waste can pollute even the deepest parts of the ocean
edvg TIL that Google Maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.
6wXX TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.