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Oo95R TIL that the NFL theme song by Scott Schreer is actually a combination of two of the tracks he made in two days with the inspiration "Batman on steroids"
ddgZ TIL There exists a picture (taken in 1865) that shows a young Teddy Roosevelt, aged 7, watching the Abraham Lincoln funeral procession from his window in New York City.
OGZYY TIL that at the North Pole there is no local time since all lines of longitude, and thus all time zones, converge there. The sun rises, and sets only once per year, meaning that the sun's position could also not be used to synchronise time.
ALKl TIL that the Pangolin is the most trafficked animal in the world.
e0dpk TIL that during the 16th and 17th century the majority of people believed Birds of Paradise lived in the skies and fed only on air and dew.