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TIL you're statistically (in Canada at least) more likely to die in January than any other month in the year

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MDjB TIL that some vegans choose not to eat honey because they consider beekeeping to be slavery
KOxaJ TIL the chemical reaction in glow sticks was discovered by Dr. Edwin Chandross in 1962, but he had no idea the "chemiluminescent" objects were popular at music shows until a Vice interview in 2013. "Is that so?" he said. "Maybe my granddaughter will think I'm cool now."
GYvm4 TIL Billy Joel didn't want to include Just The Way You Are on his album The Stranger, but was persuaded to by Phoebe Snow and Linda Ronstadt, who were recording in the same building at the time. The song became Joel's first Top 10 hit and won two Grammys.
AVwB TIL Seinfeld’s iconic theme song was not recorded on a slap bass and each episode had a unique intro that synced with with Jerry’s stand-up routine
4XE75 TIL that a CT scan machine looks pretty crazy inside while running.