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TIL the lyrics to Third Eye Blind song “Semi-Charmed Life” are about a guy struggling with a meth addiction.

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loYQA TIL the Japanese used "nightingale floors" to alert castle lords to enemy attacks. These floors were designed so that walking on them created a shrill chirping noise. To tell friend from foe, the lord of the castle would identify a set rhythm for allies to use when walking on the nightingale floors.
yVXl TIL a man was arrested for attacking his wife with a turkey sandwich.
G9RN TIL that the first “emergency” aboard Apollo 13 was when astronaut John Swigert radioed Huston because he had forgotten to file his income taxes. Flight Director Glynn Lunney assured that Americans out of the country got a 60-day extension on filing.
pYaoQ Today I learned that "ground beef" meant beef that has been ground via some sort of grinding process, not beef that came from the land.
9Y0gQ Today I learned The Tanukis popularized by Super Mario Brothers 3. In Japan "have legendarily been known to use their testicles as makeshift raincoats, as weapons, and as drums."