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TIL: Airports have Zambonis for cleaning airplane tire rubber off the surface of runways

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oxBR TIL that in 1917 Alexander Graham Bell predicted that “the unchecked burning of fossil fuels would have a sort of greenhouse effect” on the planet, and argued for the use of alternative energy sources such as solar energy.
X0VxR TIL despite Rings of Power being the most expensive TV show ever produced, only 37% of viewers completed season one domestically (45% overseas). In comparison, two cancelled shows (First Kill & Resident Evil) on another service had completion rates below 50%, but higher than ROP's domestic figure.
W4k8 TIL The Crosby, Stills, and Nash song “Just a Song Before I Go” was written on a dare by their limo driver that they couldn’t write a song before getting to the airport. It went on to become one of their biggest hits.
e0wO4 TIL that a pianist named Reginald Dwight was touring with a band called Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. They laughed at him when he told them he was adopting the stage name of Elton John.
dDpb7 TIL that George Orwell, the writer of "1984" and "Animal Farm", was born in India in the present state of Bihar.