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TIL "Mr Brightside" by The Killers, a song released in 2003, has been on the UK Hot 100 charts for 216 week (4+ years)

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BrAZL TIL Julia Child, known for bringing French Cuisine to the American Public in the late 20th Century, developed a shark repellent during WWII still in use today, and is considered "Child's first foray into the world of cooking."
MeelV The key is in surface moisture.
EgYBV TIL Sully, the pilot who landed the plane in the Hudson notified a library about losing the book he borrowed from them about professional ethics after it sank with the plane.
7rbWp TIL John Rockefeller got out of Civil War duty by paying for a substitute.
X0mJD TIL that despite being commonly ranked as one of the worst Christmas films ever made, the 1985 film “Santa Claus: The Movie” is immensely popular in the UK. One of the film actors, John Lithgow, said in 2019 that he wishes he had a nickel for every Englishman who’s told him it's their favorite film.