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TIL The longest song being performed, described as cataclysmic, played it's last note in 2013 and will play it's next note September 5th, 2020!

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Ypd9v TIL High heels were originally worn by men. Heels on boots first started showing up in the 10th century because they helped horse riders keep their feet in their stirrups.
bE54 TIL that as part of a marketing campaign in 2012, Nestle posted a photo on Instagram of a person in a bear costume playing drums, using Kit Kats as drum sticks. Nestle removed the photo shortly afterwards amid controversy that it looked like “Pedobear”
Orwe TIL in Mandarin Chinese, the word for “kangaroo” translates literally to “bag rat”
4kpKb TIL there is a loop of highways in Kansas City that, due to US freeway exit naming rules, has 23 exits all starting with 2 and then a letter. The exits use every letter of the alphabet besides I, O, and Z, thus leading to the name "Alphabet Loop."
dgmK TIL that some black bears are born white and are called Spirit Bears. They are not albino or polar bears.