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TIL Earth’s North and South Magnetic Poles Flip in a Geomagnetic Reversal Every Few Hundred Thousand Years

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oRDrR TIL the hit dance song Call On Me by Eric Prydz was originally produced by Thomas Bangalter (Member of Daft Punk) and Dj Falcon
xV6bw A husband's snoring might keep his wife awake, but there are a couple of reasons he'll sleep through his own rumblings.
R78Aa TIL there is a race in Canada where people are racing in boats made of giant pumpkins.
E10G0 TIL Elton John's smash hit "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was written by his long time partner Bernie Taupin and is about Bernie's rejection of fame, high society riches and his desire to go back to a simple way of living. Taupin was raised on a farm without electricity as a child.
QN4W6 TIL that “First World”, “Second World” and “Third World” describe Cold War team numbers, not economic status