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TIL Billy Joel got the idea for 'We Didn't Start The Fire' after he met a 21-year-old who said: "It's a terrible time to be 21", "Yeah, I remember when I was 21, I thought it was an awful time", "But it's different for you. You were a kid in the 50's and everybody knows nothing happened in the 50's"

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Lb6d TIL a study published in the journal of Applied Animal Behavior Science, found that the most aggressive dog breeds are Dachshunds (wiener dogs), Chihuahuas, and Jack Russell Terriers; not the Pitbull, Rottweiler or Doberman.
NXM9J TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome: a rare condition causing sufferers to hear loud noises that don't exist. It's not painful, but it can be alarming and disruptive to sleep. Many people have mistaken the symptoms of Exploding Head Syndrome for paranormal experiences like ghosts or alien abductions.
PYg9n TIL acetaminophen (aka Tylenol) is clinically effective at treating hurt feelings as well as physical pain.
8j68 TIL of Carlos DeLuna, who was wrongly convicted of murder and executed for killing a gas station attendant. The police made no effort to investigate another man named Carlos who looked nearly identical to DeLuna. Evidence of his innocence would have taken less than a day of investigation to uncover
1aNb4 TIL: While Hepatitis B shots are a federal requirement for school children, Hepatitis A shots are left to the states to decide. Hepatitis A has the more common outbreaks when someone is infected doesn't wash their hands and then handles food or surfaces.