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TIL: Chris Ballew, the lead singer of the band “The Presidents of the United States” also sings kids songs under the name “Caspar Babypants”.

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ANW7g TIL "Moby Dick" was in part inspired by the real-life sinking of the whaling ship Essex. Survivors of Essex resorted to cannibalism by lots, before being rescued, 89 days after the sinking.
Wk7KX TIL In 1651, when king Charles II was forced into exile by Oliver Cromwell, the king was aided in his escape to France by the Pendrill family. After the restoration of the crown in 1660, the king rewarded them, and a yearly pension is still paid to the descendants of the Pendrill family to this day.
VMrj8 TIL: Evapotranspiration or "corn sweat" can contribute to humidity. When it's already hot, push water out through tiny holes in their leaves called stomata. The water evaporates into gas. Full fields, especially where there are many fields of corn, can actually raise the dew point.
W7Ob8 TIL that cats love eating (human) earwax. Apparently, the proteins in it smell delicious to them.
yQb8a TIL in 1956 an F-11 test pilot inexperienced with the consequences of supersonic flight, literally ran into his own gunfire and shot himself down