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TIL that the band Savage Garden got their name from a quote in the book The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

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wVb7 TIL there is a city in New Mexico named Truth or Consequences. The city changed its name from Hot Springs in 1950 in order to become the airing location for a radio broadcast of the same name.
kOrOg TIL that between 2014 and 2016 an Australian electrician bunked off work roughly 140 times to play golf, covering his tracks using a crisp packet as a Faraday cage to block an electronic tracker that would have pinpointed his location.
nW8go TIL that beetles can secrete liquid known as Cantharidin, which can burn human skin.
rRdyy TIL Stomach growling happens when muscle contractions get going, and the gas and air pockets make a lot of noise to remind you to eat
N780Q TIL That the commonly played version of the famous Eiffel 65 song "Blue(Da Ba Dee)" is actually one of three versions created, and is known as the "DJ Ponte Ice Pop Mix". Two other versions created at the same time, the "Dub Mix" and "Glamour Jump Cut" exist, but rarely see airplay or recognition.