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TIL a disco arrangement of "Star Wars Theme and Cantina Band" by Meco is the only instrumental single to reach Platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold over 2 million units

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pgP8 TIL that Theodore Roosevelt openly despised the nickname “Teddy”, and was quick to correct anyone who called him it. He preferred those working closely with him to refer to him as Colonel or Theodore.
v15Q4 TIL some people think in images and some think in words.
PPRg TIL Dorothy Kilgallen, a regular on the show “What’s My Line?”, claimed to have interviewed Jack Ruby and that she was “about to blow the JFK case sky high.” She was found dead in 1965 and the cause of death was officially ruled as undetermined.
nerLo TIL Drywall is called “Drywall” because before it, walls were made with plaster layers that were wet and took time to dry between layers. Drywall came in to the market as a faster and cleaner alternative to the “wet wall” process of plaster layers.
R7O41 TIL: Pooping can be a very dangerous activity for sloths. By some estimates up to half of sloth deaths are caused by taking poops on the forest floor.