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TIL that the year (1974) ABBA won Eurovision, Olivia Newton-Jonn came in fourth

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RZl6 TIL that the USA is ranked 4th for average (mean) wealth per adult at $348,000. But it is ranked 10th for median wealth, at $53,000. (page 10)
9YwkD TIL a "handsome" gorilla named Shabani is famous in Japan for his good looks
GAJmG TiL about The Greedy Bastards, a supergroup comprised of members of Thin Lizzy, the Sex Pistols, and the Boomtown Rats.
aK10 TIL that when communicating about floral resources bees on cocaine like to talk more and also tend to exaggerate how much was actually there in the first place.
KO466 TIL in 2005 there was an erroneous Emergency Alert TV/radio broadcast in Connecticut that called for the evacuation of the entire state. Residents did not evacuate, and the most common response was to simply change the channel.