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TIL 2024 is a Tetrahedral (or Triangular Pyramidal) Number

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WkJgB TIL Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) allowed Chic-Fil-A to use her song 'Nothings Going to Stop Us Now' in a commercial just so she could take their money and donate it to 'Lambda Legal,' an organization that offers legal support to the LGBQT community and people living with AIDS.
epk0n TIL Helike, an Ancient Greek city was submerged after an earthquake and tsunami. It remained underwater in an inland lagoon for centuries before eventually silting over and disappearing. It is thought that it may have been part of the inspiration behind Atlantis. It was only rediscovered in 2001.
JWW8 TIL more than 40 years of original Cracked magazine archives had to be destroyed due to possible contamination after the anthrax attacks of 2001.
5Vxa8 TIL the alibi Hermes provided after stealing 50 of Apollo's cattle: he WAS born yesterday and couldn't know what cattle were. When required to return the remaining unsacrificed cattle to Apollo, he distracted him by playing the lyre, and traded it for Apollo's cattle and position as divine herdsman
lo9aG TIL that Mother Teresa secretly confided in friends frequently about her lack of belief in God