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TIL the first computer mouse was made of wood

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6ERww TIL that in 2019 Joseph Gradisher, a U.S. Navy spokesman, confirmed to TIME magazine that three widely-shared videos were real and captured 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena', resulting in investigations.
xVedk TIL Chance The Rapper donated over $2 million to Chicago Public Schools. Working with 20 principals and his non-profit SocialWorks, he helped the schools gain $100,000 over 3 years, and selected the schools based on budgetary and individual needs.
PYRve TIL that the average clean home probably has 20-40 spiders in it, but they generally stay hidden. Very old homes could have thousands.
MnO0 TIL that Firefox and Chrome users stay in their jobs 15 percent longer than their Safari and IE counterparts.
nGXY TIL Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles sang the studio recording of “Eternal Flame” completely naked due to the producer pranking her by telling her Olivia Newton John had done the same thing. He later told Hoffs he had been lying the whole time.