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TIL that there are no natural lakes in Maryland

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E1yY0 TIL Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys was one of the most expensive songs in history. "The cost of recording was phenomenal: between $50,000 and $75,000." It had used up 90 hours of tape from 17 separate recording dates with LA’s top sessioneer's for the 3min 36secs song.
dxyK TIL little penguins in Australia are protected by snipers, to prevent poaching
DnEj TIL Activia was sued for falsely claiming to be a health food.
rRVg0 TIL Solar activity varies with an 11-year cycle. At solar minimum, the Sun often appears nearly featureless, completely free of sunspots. At maximum, however, there can be hundreds of sunspots arranged in a half dozen or more groups
d8gZj TIL: Former French colonies still have to pay a "colonial debt" to France.