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Today I Learned Maya Rudolph of SNL is in a Prince cover band called Princess

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EgV0P TIL that pyrocumulus clouds are formed by intense heat from wildfires or volcanic eruptions. These clouds, also known as fire clouds, develop when the heat from the fire causes air to rise rapidly, condensing moisture into towering clouds.
jNGon TIL that blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan's first studio recordings were with a Texas high-school band called "A Cast of Thousands," which featured as its lead singer Stephen Tobolowsky, who later became a highly-recognizable character actor best known as "Ned Ryerson" in the film 'Groundhog Day'
b6vB7 TIL Captive male orcas have a 80-90% rate of dorsal fin collapse, the rate for wild orcas has been estimated at <1-23%. The main causes put forward are the change in diet, the lack of activity, and excessive time at the surface. Excessive surface time also causes sunburns and cataracts.
eoRD TIL that in 41 states, parents without high school diplomas or GEDs are permitted to homeschool their children
mdOR TIL there is a bar in Brooklyn where the legal drinking age is 25 years old, because “Young people are annoying”