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TIL Metal music is called metal because it’s harder than rock

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ZpoGR TIL about 90% of marine debris washes up on less than 10% of the world's coastlines, favoring beaches perpendicular to the dominant ocean current.
wo00W TIL that in social cooperation situations, "freeriders" - people who contribute less to the community than others - find positive feedback less motivating than negative feedback, which generously contributing members seem willing to dole out - even if it's costly and even if they get nothing for it.
9YMoB TIL: The music video for Buddy Holly by Weezer was included on the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
9YnQ6 TIL Jackie Chan’s Dad Was a Spy Who Met His Opium-Dealing Mom During an Arrest
5VGDQ TIL The old cowboy song "Don't Fence Me In" was based on text by Robert Fletcher, a poet and engineer with the Department of Highways in Helena, Montana. It was 'songified' by Cole Porter, who bought the poem from Fletcher for $250.