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TIL Though Jessica Simpson released 500+ versions of her hit song "A Public Affair" in 2006 with different fan names in the lyrics, you cannot find any of them online

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6EGxJ TIL that Calvin & Hobbes are based on the philosophers John Calvin & Thomas Hobbes
MeA1A TIL of Hellfire Clubs, 18th century social clubs, extant in UK, where men and women gathered to perform socially unacceptable actions while simultaneously mocking religion, satirically, in a time when it was blasphemous to do so.
n0g7 TIL All new building built in South Korea are required to spend 0.7% of the construction cost on artwork for public viewing.
yVPLw TIL consumption of crickets, mealworms or other insects can trigger an allergic reaction in people with shellfish allergies. This is true even for farm or pet store workers with occupational exposure to crickets.
x6pNk TIL about the Bussard Ramjet, a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel. A spacecraft scoops up hydrogen from the interstellar medium, the hydrogen is compressed until thermonuclear fusion occurs, and the fusion provides thrust for the spacecraft.