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TIL that the opening and ending theme songs to "Mr Rogers Neighborhood" are never played exactly the same in any of its 900+ episodes. Each episode used the same medley for the first 8 bars, and the rest was improvised and recorded, live, by jazz piano virtuoso John Costa.

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P1rgG TIL the video for Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" was filmed with no green screen or VFX. They really took her and the piano out for filming. Her piano and bench were moved using a flatbed truck and a custom-built dolly, and she wore a seat belt under her skirt to secure herself to the bench.
YyGP TIL that Samuel Caldwell was the first person in America to be arrested for selling marijuana. Arrested in 1937 for selling two joints, he was sentenced to a $1000 fine and four years of hard labor. This happened in one of the only places in America where pot is legal today, Denver Colorado.
VBmGk TIL that seaweed and red algae help reduce methane catalysts in livestock by up to 90%; and that the cost of irrigating animal feeds is water;and slurr in closed spaces is more prone to produce greenhouse gases than in open spaces.And that 41% of Netherland's greenhouse gas source comes from cows
N7VOM TIL on Metallica's 1986 tour, guitarist Kirk Hammet and bassist Cliff Burton drew cards for bunks. Burton won, drawing the ace of spades. Hammet replied, "Fine ... I'll sleep up front, it's probably better up there anyway." That night, the bus flipped and Burton was thrown from his bunk and crushed.
AeDw TIL that truly healthy coral reefs have a biomass made almost entire of top predators