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TIL the song “Deep in the Heart of Texas was banned by BBC "during working hours "on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory-hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song.”

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YpN9B TIL that the trees on earth outnumber the stars in our galaxy about 30 to 1
kOdjm TIL about Peter Oakley, known as Geriatric1927 on youtube, he was the most subscribed youtube account in 2006, in his channel he talked about his life experiences, such as growing up in the UK during WW2 and experiencing the British inter-war school system, he passed away in 2014 at 86 years old
PYrRE TIL there is a sound frequency that is said to induce a feeling of fear even when it is inaudible.
N77rP TIL that diets with high sugar intake interfere with the brain’s signal to tell your body you are full.
JYyLV TIL scientists have found "supercorals" in Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay, where a reef is thriving despite development, dredging, sewage and high temperatures.