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TIL that sharks are older than Saturn’s rings

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yQYbX TIL that Christina Aguilera was heavily criticized by Aaron Lewis, the lead vocalist of Staind, for singing the wrong lyrics when performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the World Series. Three years later, Lewis made the same mistake when he performed the anthem at the same event.
16vJW Today I learned there is a city in Romania named ‘23 August’ after the 1944 royal coup
QNlQa til, erithrytol (artificial sweetner used in sparkling water and other things) can cause cardiac issues.
MeGB TIL that if a body of water is labeled a sea, then international traffic must be allowed through it; if it’s a lake, then there is no such requirement. This has caused disputes regarding the Caspian Sea, which is called a sea but is technically a lake
woNAE TIL: US President Eisenhower warned of an “out of hand” military industrial complex in his farewell speech