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TIL: The Number of Centenarians in Japan Rises Above 90,000

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KOB74 TIL Warren Zevon hated Sweet Home Alabama, surmising that those who listen to it "because their own lives are miserable," even writing a song about how much he hated it
BYrW TIL Orson Wells’s office was secretly bugged. Orson acknowledged the room was bugged and would greet the room upon arrival and farewell upon leaving as if he was on a radio show. “This is Orson Wells signing off.”
DQd9D TIL: The chemical compound Geosmin is not only the source for beets earthy taste but also the distinct smell after it rains.
k441 TIL you should use “e.g.” when you mean “for example,” versus using “i.e.” which should be used when you mean “that is”
YpWXv TIL that Saturn could float in water.