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TIL Lone star ticks can give you an indefinite allergy to red meat if they bite you.

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nWNDG TIL Richard Berry, the original composer of the song "Louie Louie", sold his rights to the song for $750 in 1959 before it went on to be one of the most recorded songs in rock history. In the 1980s he threatened action against the publishers and they settled out of court, making him a millionaire.
bVmN TIL of UVB-76, a mysterious Russian radio signal that has been transmitting continuously since 1982. Nobody knows who makes the signal, only that it is located near Moscow, makes a buzzing sound 25 times a minute, and every few years will broadcast a string of random names and numbers.
4XAda TIL the Mediterranean had dried up and been refilled by Atlantic for at least 69 times due to the total close up and re-open of the Strait of Gibraltar. at its prime time, the Atlantic-Gibraltar waterfall was 1000 times bigger than Niagara.
4XO1a TIL the band Dream Theater has a set of 5 songs across 5 albums that each deal with drummer Mike Portnoy's struggle with alcoholism. They are known as the Twelve-step Suite because each song is about certain steps in the 12-step program.
Mevkm TIL: there are otter gangs in Singapore who fight for territories. It is well followed by the locals and the press. Each gangs has names and reputations.