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TIL that limpets always return to the same bit of rock, and that they grind the rock and their shells away until they form a perfect seal.

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B8ak TIL that the designer of the “50 star” U.S. Flag was a 17yr old high school student who received a B- from his teacher for his design. He made a deal with the teacher that if the design was approved by congress, the grade would be changed.
69l7 TIL The Jetsons only aired 3 seasons, the first in 1962 and the second and third in 1985-1987, over two decades later
OVlY TIL an alt-rock station in Chicago played a song by a “mystery artist,” and it quickly became one of their most requested tunes. The station revealed, after heavy rotation for three weeks, that the song was “The Great Divide” by Hanson….yeah, that Hanson.
ANKn TIL a Dad ran into the 400m semifinals of an olympic race to help his son finish after he pulled his hamstring.
nepyY TIL that NFL teams AZ Cardinals, CLE Browns, CHI Bears, Bal Colts, LA Rams, and SD Chargers had ownerships with links to the mafia during their history.