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TIL The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) was nominated for Record of the Year at the 1st Annual Grammy Awards

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gMRZ7 TIL most of Ringo Starr's art pieces are titled just because he had to give the files containing them names.
rRwxx TIL Neil Young not only used to own a part of the Lionel LLC model train company, he also helped design the Lionel Legacy control system and his name is on seven model train-related patents.
9Rap TIL that in 1963-6 a 120ft supergun fired over 200 projectiles weighing as much 180kg each as far as 180km into space from the Caribbean island of Barbados, setting an altitude record that has still not been broken - and the abandoned supergun is still in place on the island.
wLoNP TIL Paper-towels are NOT recyclable
lm1 TIL that through-wall radar exists which allows you to look at a 3d representation of people and objects through many materials including concrete block