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TIL that KitKat sections are called "fingers"

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4XYrX TIL that Elton John played piano on the Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
loP5a TIL the term "meritocracy" was coined by Michael Young in his 1958 dystopian essay "The Rise of the Meritocracy" to demonstrate the social dysfunctions he predicted arising in societies where the elites believe that they are successful entirely on the basis of merit.
4KRw TIL that illegal immigrants contribute roughly $15billion a year to Social Security, despite not being able to receive benefits for doing so due to falsified information or simply not being eligible.
9wkx6 TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1.
XEMY6 TIL that in order to secure the rights to use Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” in the School of Rock movie, Jack Black shot a video of himself in front of 1,000 screaming fans begging the band to let him use their song.