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TIL that the band The mighty mighty bosstones had a band member who did not sing nor playing instrument, but was only there to dance on stage during performances

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gMDAW TIL Commercial bread contains an ingredient derived from human hair: l-cysteine
PXrE TIL after the successful raid that resulted in the death of Osama Bin Laden, Walt Disney attempted to trademark the term “SEAL Team 6”.
wovYJ TIL All three sister ships of the first U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1), were lost at sea without a trace—two during World War I and one during World War II. The Langley herself was later sunk during World War II by a Japanese attack.
dDeV8 TIL if the town of Hempstead, New York, were to be incorporated as a city it would be the second-largest in New York after NYC, with a population of 793,409. It is three times the size of Buffalo, New York's current second-largest city.
1YeW TIL despite critical acclaim, “The Wire” received poor ratings, which the creator attributed to the complexity of the plot, a poor time slot, heavy use of esoteric slang, and a predominantly black cast.