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TIL Micro & Nanoplastics Breach Blood–Brain Barrier in Mice 2 Hours After Ingestion

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YpVRB TIL that popular jock jam "Whoomp There It Is" was released two months before "Whoot There It Is", a separate song with the exact same chorus and lyrics by a different artist who was unaware of the similarities.
78WbZ TIL there is actually no difference at all between Slurpees and Icees. They're made by the Icee Company and the exact same drink rebranded.
OGBbe TIL that when the Who singer Roger Daltrey was set to promote the SM-58 microphone for Shure, he slammed it on the ground during a speech to prove its durability and carried on speaking with the still-working microphone
0Nb1 TIL before The Hobbit was published in Nazi Germany, JRR Tolkien was asked whether he was Aryan. He replied “But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people.”
6Ed98 TIL that Neil Armstrong earned his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1970...AFTER landing on the moon