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TIL that Don McLean was asked to explain what the song ‘American Pie’ meant, he responded with, “It means I’ll never have to work again..”

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DBRg TIL that the US has a greater percentage of its population locked up than any other country in the World, and it costs the US almost $600 Billion a year annually.
ynbV TIL Tennessee has an “Unauthorized Substances Tax” which requires “merchants or peddlers” of illicit substances to buy stamps to affix to illegal substances that they sell. Oh and don’t worry, buying the stamps is completely confidential and legally cannot be used as evidence in court.
kAP7 TIL 60 years ago the Rose Parade was the first national color broadcast. The quality was so poor you had look at B&W sets to see the details of the floats & back to the color sets to see the colors.
QJEM9 TIL that after accounting for calories burned when pedalling, a person riding a bicycle has an equivalent energy use of 732 mpg. For comparison, electric cars only have around 100 mpg equivalent.
a8Y4L TIL Thomas Jefferson is considered to be the inventor of the Swivel Chair, which he created and sat on while writing the United States Declaration of Independence at the age of 32.