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Today I learned that Carly Simon sang the chorus to ‘Kissing with Confidence’ from 1983 by Will Powers.

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e0Rrk TIL that the Milky Way Galaxy is located in the largest empty void in the observable universe.
yWlV TIL that if a species is found across the entire world (like killer whales) they are considered to be cosmopolitan.
kOx0m TIL that cranberry sauce cans always have the label on 'upside-down' so that it will be stocked on shelves in the correct orientation, in order to preserve an air bubble in the can that makes it possible to get it out in one piece without having to open both ends.
9OdM TIL prohibition made it a crime to produce, sell, or transport alcoholic beverages, but anyone who already had bottles of old liquor stocked away was free to consume them, so many rich people stockpiled reserves before the law passed
v5Mx TIL Saturday Night Live invented the five second live TV delay because of Richard Pryor.