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TIL no instrumental song reached number one in USA since 1985.

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7O4X TIL the official business and office attire in Hawaii is the aloha shirt instead of a suit and tie
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xVmjo TIL of “Chronostasis”, a type of temporal illusion in which a new event introduced to the brain can appear to be extended in time. Chronostasis causes the “stopped-clock illusion” which is why the first second after looking at an analog clock can appear to be longer than normal.