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TIL every single Miss America winner since 1960 is still alive

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DQMje TIL the German word for protein is Eiweiß, literally meaning egg-white.
MeB4W TIL that chipmunks are generally solitary except for mating purposes and the typical population density is 6-10 chipmunks per acre.
lo4e7 TIL that because Peru's Machu Picchu is in a hidden location, invisible from below, the Spanish conquistadors never came across the site, and thus were not able to destroy it. Local communities knew about it, but because the Spanish had a reputation of destroying temples, they did not speak of it.
Y7BgG TIL that on the night before The Drifters were to record their legendary hit "Under the Boardwalk", vocalist Rudy Lewis was found dead from a likely heroin overdose. Rather than reschedule the studio session, the part was given to the group's former lead vocalist, Johnny Moore
p8W0A TIL the inclusion of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1992's Wayne's World helped propel the song to #2 on the charts seventeen years after the song was first released.