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TIL that the lyrics of the English-language version of Peter Schilling's 1983 song "Major Tom" have almost nothing to do with the original German lyrics.

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Z871v TIL that these massive concrete acoustic mirrors, or “listening ears,” were built in England between the world wars to monitor the skies for the telltale sounds of airborne invasion.
OGEGY TIL that in 2020 the Smithsonian published an article claiming that things like individualism, planning for the future, avoiding conflict, and being polite were all aspects of "white culture"
Oo8d6 TIL the scientific adviser to the 2014 film Interstellar spent two weeks talking Christopher Nolan out of having a character travelling faster than the speed of light, as it defies the laws of physics
KOA6J TIL Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, the man who famously sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" was an avid supporter for Hawaiian independence.
1Q98 TIL nearly 70% of African American children and 60% of Hispanic children do not know how to swim. African-American children drown at a rate nearly three times higher than white children.