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TIL the song "Life Is A Highway" was inspired by a trip songwriter Tom Cochrane took to Africa on behalf of the World Vision famine relief organization. Cochrane said later "[The song] became a pep talk to myself... saying you can’t really control all of this stuff, you just do the best you can."

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yQxk8 TIL that Jim Coleman, a sportswriter made up the 'curse of Muldoon' to meet an editorial deadline. The curse supposedly prevented the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from finishing in first place from 1938 to 1967.
Me0aB TIL that in 1964 Canada honored John F. Kennedy by naming the tallest unclimbed mountain in North America "Mt. Kennedy." In 1965 Robert F. Kennedy, as part of a National Geographic expedition, became the first person ever to reach the summit.
o9oW TIL while in college Deion Sanders played in the first game of a double header in baseball, ran a leg on his track teams 4x100 meter relay, and then came back and played the second game of his double header all in the same day. He is also the only person to play in the super bowl and world series.
grdAD TIL that a few people cannot be attracted to strangers, and will only develop feelings to those they know and have bonded with
pYxAA TIL the Earth's crust is thought to contain three times the amount of water as is present in the oceans, stored in a mineral called 'ringwoodite'