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TIL If space was full of air, the sun would make an endless bell chime sound at 125 decibels(slightly louder than a train horn) once it reached Earth’s surface.

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BrZAL TIL The voice actor for the singing parts of grown-up Simba in The Lion King in both "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto (as in, Africa by Toto)
Jjnj TIL: A synthetic cannabinoid – similar to the compounds found in marijuana, but substantially stronger – causes the growth of new neurons and reduces anxiety and depression.
16MJO TIL 'Earth Song' was the last song Michael ever performed. He rehearsed it on June 24, 2009, while preparing for "This Is It", just hours before his death
W7VxL TIL that movie composer Hans Zimmer employs a number of other composers, as well as orchestrators and sound engineers, to help write and arrange the music for his movie scores.
YlWv TIL that penguins can get depression and are committing suicide by wandering into the dangerous Antarctic mountains - and almost nobody knows why