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TIL There is a “Callin’ Oates” hotline you can dial to listen to a selection of Hall and Oates songs at any time.

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Eg99p TIL Ancient Greek historian Diodorus Siculus believed that the Straits of Gibraltar, the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, was created by Hercules. He narrowed an already existing strait to prevent sea monsters from the Atlantic Ocean from entering the Mediterranean Sea
bjrE TIL the band They Might Be Giants wrote a song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” explaining that the Sun is mostly gas. After learning that isn’t true though, they made another song called “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?” to rectify their mistake.
NM8Q TIL Indian citizens fought against corruption by paying bribes with 0 rupee notes designed to look like 50 rupee notes.
N7LvM TIL That unlike other fish, monkfish is not kosher.
GY0Qg TIL that NFL QB Drew Bledsoe sheared a blood vessel from a hit. He most likely would have died but a team doctor caught it before he went home. The case is now taught to med students as a reason to not “jump to conclusions”. Bledsoe was replaced by a young QB named Tom Brady, his first game.