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TIL 80% of black smokers smoke menthols

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XEpm6 TIL 1 gram of uranium 235 has 19,870,900,000 calories and would take over 50 million hours of cycling to burn off.
grwa4 TIL 20 years ago, William Shatner released his 2nd musical album "HAS BEEN." Produced & arranged by Ben Folds, featuring collaborations with recording artists Aimee Mann, Joe Jackson, Henry Rollins, Adrian Belew, Lemon Jelly, and Brad Paisley. It has been called "one of the 10 best albums of 2004."
KYgY9 TIL that in the 1960s, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead worked for Jimi Hendrix as his roadie and drug supplier for after-show parties. Lemmy later recalled how he got to see Hendrix perform a whole lot - twice a night for about three months.
16818 TIL that Willie, a parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the toddler she was babysitting began to choke. Megan was in the bathroom, the parrot began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue. Megan rushed over and performed the Heimlich, saving the girls life.
VBVmQ TIL: That Eminem was not even present when "Lose Yourself" won Best Original Song at the Oscars as he believed the song would not win. Instead, he was asleep at home after watching cartoons with his daughter. He did however go on to perform the song at the 92nd Academy Awards, some 17 years later.