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TIL Rap is an acronym that means Rhythym and Poetry

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VMKpp TIL Mountain Dew was originally developed as a mixer for liquor. Tennessee bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman developed Mountain Dew as a mixer in the 1940s as they had difficulty in Knoxville obtaining their preferred soda to mix with liquor, preferably whiskey, so they developed their own.
Y6K7 TIL that Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in 2002 Salt Lake City Olimpycs in speed skating, because everyone in front of him crashed. 3 races in a row.
4Xepa TIL the richer you are, the more likely you are to vote. "The 48 percent voting participation rate for families in the lowest income category in 2016 was a bit more than half of the 86 percent rate for families in the highest income category."
vVYx Today I learned When Mel Blanc (Voice of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety and 100’s of others) was in a coma the doctors asked him, “Bugs, can you hear me?” and he replied, “What’s up Doc?” in Bugs’ voice.
4XwXb TIL: The Golden Gate Bridge's famed color, "International Orange" selected by architect Irving Morrow for aesthetics and for visibility in fog, won out over the US Navy's preferred color scheme. The Navy wanted it black with yellow safety stripes --the better for ships to see it.