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TIL James and Betty Jones learned what a James Beard Award was on the day that they won one.

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dD6oK TIL that since the chart’s debut in 1958, 25 primarily instrumental songs have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, including “Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” in 1977. Since 1985, however, the only instrumental No. 1 has been 2013’s “Harlem Shake.”
m189v TIL: Coastal species are using plastic trash as rafts to spread across the oceans
oeor TIL that the artificial sweetner sucralose was discovered when a researcher misheard a command to “test this chemical” as “taste this chemical”.
6Evx8 TIL The reason airline food tastes "bad" to many people is that conditions on an airplane, including low air pressure, dry air, and background noise, affect one's senses of smell and taste.
wojjo TIL Imperial Japan made were the first to develop intercontinental weapons capabilities by sending hydrogen balloons to deliver bombs to the U.S.