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TIL many shelters won’t allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween, for fear that they may be sacrificed or tortured

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d8VO7 TIL that Bruce Springsteen's 1980 hit "Hungry Heart" was originally written for the Ramones. He had written it in five minutes after seeing one of their concerts, and only recorded it himself after the band turned it down
W7Ea9 TIL that Checkers dates back as far as 3000 B.C.E. and it's estimated that more than 50 billion units have been sold since
nWJdY TIL that the famous keyboard intro to a-ha’s song “Take On Me" was inspired by The Doors’ organist Ray Manzarek. a-ha’s keyboardist Magne Furuholmen said: “Manzarek’s almost mathematical but very melodic, structured way of playing the keyboard was a huge influence in how I approached my instrument.”
rRBK1 TIL: the term "album" comes from the hardback book of 78 RPM records that provided the same playing. time as "long play" 33 1/3 RPM records
l7vwB TIL About the creaky voice accent which became more common in the speech of young female speakers of American English in the early 21st century; college-age Americans perceived female creaky voice as "hesitant, nonaggressive, and informal but also educated, urban-oriented, and upwardly mobile."