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TIL that the Mash theme song actually had lyrics [Suicide is Painless, Johnny Mandel]

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ADWol TIL that Giovanni Battista Belzoni, the 6' 7" strong-man and circus performer was also the first egyptologist and a pioneer archaeologist. He discovered tombs, explored pyramids, found ancient artifacts, all while foiling assassination attempts, dodging bullets, and fighting the French army.
nW91W TIL that Sonny Bono is the only member of Congress in American History to have scored a Number One Hit on the Billboard Hot 100, doing so with he and his ex-wife Chers 1965 Hit "I Got You Babe".
PYmPL TIL that by the time you see a dragonfly flying around it is already six years old.
rNKK0 TIL that the highest-flying living thing on Earth is a type of bacteria called Bacillus stratosphericus, which can be found floating in the air at altitudes of up to 41 kilometers (25 miles)
OoRrg TIL that, in 1837, forces from the Canadian militia, British Army, Royal Navy, US Army, and US Navy allied to defeat an invasion of Canada by a US-based paramilitary group seeking to overthrow British rule of Canada.