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TIL that Nickelback is the second most successful foreign band in the US ever behind The Beatles

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Z8WYY TIL that astronauts swallow their toothpaste after brushing, as spitting is not possible because of its weightlessness.
MeY9A TIL in WWII, weather reports were censored to prevent enemy submarines from learning about conditions. A football game in Chicago was so covered in fog that the radio announcer couldn't see the field, but afterwards he was officially thanked for never using the word "fog" or mentioning the weather.
XVOX TIL: Rome has an artificial hill consisting of 80 million ancient, used, olive oil amphorae. Monte Testaccio was in use by the Romans from 140 to 250 AD for disposing of these terracotta pots.
ADWQn TIL a 4-month-old Cinnamon bear provided much of the voice of Chewbacca. Other Chewbacca noises were voiced by three other bears, a badger, a lion, a seal, and a walrus from Long Beach.
PZvg TIL: Happier cows really do produce more milk, and simply calling cows by individual names ups production by 3.5%.