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TIL when rock-formatted radio station WLUP-FM in Chicago were, at the time, being sold to a Christian broadcaster in March 2018, radio DJ Steve Dahl wanted WLUP to play "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC to be its final song before the reformat.

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jNDLn TIL that comedian Phyllis Diller's first television appearance was on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life". She said she was transitioning from housewife to nightclub performer. She was soon a nationally known star, and Groucho always took great pride in her success.
R7oOl TIL the underwater Channel Tunnel between the UK and France is built to be earthquake-resistant, even though the last major earthquake in that area occurred in 1580.
wLBXW TIL The Irish word for spam email is turscar. Originally, the word was used to refer to dead seaweed that was washed up on the tide.
E1xWw TIL that Patrick Star is so clueless and dumb because he lives under a rock
ndjW TIL there is an experimental town in India called Auroville. They have no paper or coin currency. Men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities, to realize human unity.