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TIL FOX threatened to sue The Simpsons over a FOX News gag, but didn’t because they would have effectively been suing themselves

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nroG TIL That the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will only ever coincide once in all of human history, and that it is this year.
PY1GO TIL Radox Spa commissioned a study to find the Top 9 most relaxing songs. The British Academy of Sound Therapy then teamed w/ Marconi Union to scientifically create the most calming song called Weightless. Using entrainment, your heart rate slows, and specific harmonic intervals create euphoria.
MKAb TIL that the Moon provides the Earth with stable climate. Without the Moon, Earth’s axial tilt with respect to the Sun could fluctuate erratically (by as much as 90 degrees), disrupting the seasons.
e0jwD Today I learned that Canada admitted to letting in 2,000 Ukrainian SS troopers
ZE8a TIL that in the ‘90s a batch of pencils by the Bureau for At-Risk-Youth with the slogan “Too Cool To Do Drugs” were recalled for saying “Cool to Do Drugs” and “Do Drugs” as they were sharpened.