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TIL that in 1982, Rush’s “New World Man” simultaneously charted 5 spots below Geddy Lee’s (recording with Bob and Doug Mackenzie) of “Take Off”.

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Vv0G TIL OJ Simpson hosted a pay-per-view prank show called Juice. In one of the skits, he works as a used car salesman selling a White Bronco with bullet holes in which he promotes the car’s “escapability”.
1eMO TIL Human babies are 80% water at birth, a slightly higher water content than bananas and slightly less than fresh potatoes.
9YMjQ TIL that the actors that played Ethel and Fred hated one another so much, that Vivian Vance (Ethel) once stated: “I loathed William Frawley (Fred) and the feeling was mutual. Whenever I received a new script, I raced through it, praying that there wasn’t a scene where we had to be in bed together.”
ba4N TIL: Chicago, “The Windy City”, got that nickname not because of its weather, but because of its politicians bragging about the city to win the 1893 World’s Fair. Its average wind speed of 10.3 mph is not even exceptional relative to other American cities: Boston- 12.4mph, and NYC- 9.3mph.
WpMN TIL residential electrical outlets are usually turned “upside down” to denote that they are connected to a wall-switch.