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TIL at Jim Henson’s memorial service, Big Bird sang Kermit the Frog’s ‘Being Green’

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aw40M TIL scientists have created a microparticle filled with Oxygen that can be injected into the bloodstream, enabling users to stay alive without breathing.
rRPv4 TIL The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra auditioned ten dogs for a rare performance of Leopold Mozart’s Hunting Horn Symphony, which calls for four hunting horns, off-stage rifle fire and a chorus of barking dogs. The ten hairy finalists were selected from a series of hopeful video submissions
Ve4B TIL that the postal code of the North Pole is H0H 0H0 in reference to Santa
grw4y TIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.
b9xPa TIL the United Way released 1.5 mil. balloons over Cleveland in '86. They blanketed the town leading to car crashes, an airport shutdown, stampeding horses, and the suspension of a Coast Guard search for 2 missing boaters who eventually washed ashore dead.