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TIL The Earth spins at a speed of 1000 Miles per Hour!

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NjEe TIL The band Creedence Clearwater Revival were all from San Francisco and had never even visited Louisiana or the Bayou. Their accents were simply exaggerated for effect.
R5Wa6 TIL Mariah Carey wrote a country song with Willie Nelson called “Right To Dream”
69wal TIL that cha caan teng (English: tea restaurant) in Hong Kong was created by locals when Western cuisine was out of reach for them due to cost. The average wage for a local in 1850 was $15-50 a month while dining at a western restaurant costed $10.
OoylL TIL that the popularity of salt and pepper as near universal table condiments was due to Louis XIV who considered most other forms of seasoning a vulgar act. Today, over 27,000 tons of black pepper is consumed by US alone.
OGGEL TIL that rogue waves, large waves that occur in unusual circumstances, have been found in media other than water, such as helium gas, quantum mechanics and finance