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TIL that Paul Simon’s song, “Mother and Child Reunion”, isn’t about a mother and child reuniting. It’s about a Chicken and Eggs dish he had at a Chinese restaurant.

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OovBX TIL that despite being chocolate and cream cookies, Oreos are made from vegan ingredients, including pure cocoa (not milk chocolate) and "creme" made from soy, oil, and corn syrup.
Og01 TIL: The DEA claims that methamphetamine and cocaine is less harmful than LSD and Marijuana
G41G TIL In 1989, the Australian youth radio station Triple J played the song “Express Yourself” by NWA on continuous loop for 24 hours (360 times in a row) while the station went on a protest strike against censorship of NWA’s song Fuck Tha Police
64ym TIL Brian May started writing his PhD thesis on the Zodiacal dust cloud in 1971 before beginning his musical career as the guitarist for Queen. He finished the thesis 36 years later, in 2007.
oRVJo TIL in 1983 Yankee outfielder Dave Winfield threw a ball at a seagull while warming up between innings, killing it. Afterward he was charged with cruelty to animals. Manager Billy Martin, "It's the first time he's hit the cutoff man all season."