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TIL the SR-71 BlackBird traveled from New York to London in under 2 hours

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6EEZJ TIL that pipe organ introduction to George Michael’s “Faith” is the same tune as Wham’s “Freedom.”
ep5XJ TIL about a class of marine mollusks called scaphopods. They're commonly known as "tusk shells" due to their elongated and slightly curved shells. They live in offshore areas and bury themselves in sand or mud.
lxpG TIL that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s dvd was designed to look like a bootleg since the main character is a hacker. Netflix was flooded with complaints from people that thought they’d been sent pirated copies.
j67kM TIL Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz negotiated an upfront payment of $10 million each for voicing the sequel to Shrek (2001). This was an increase from the $350,000 each received for the first film. Also, the three actors were expected to each work between 15-18 hours in total on Shrek 2.
0wkj TIL the world’s oldest still-active gymnast (Johanna Quast) is 86 years old – and still demonstrates at a competitive level