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VBRxG TIL the smallest island in Manhattan is the 100x200 foot artificial island "U Thant Island," officially "Belmont Island," created during the 1915 construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath. It is home to a small colony of double-crested cormorants.
b6kW9 TIL the 2008 song “There’s No One as Irish as Barack O’bama” became a minor hit in the Irish market
lojG7 TIl in addition to his sword, Ex Calibur, legendary King Arthur also had a spear named Ron.
4YlJ TIL dragonfly wings actually kill bacteria. There is a variety of mechanisms for this to happen, but one of those is by literally ripping open the bacteria with sharp, nano-sized pillars that coat the wings.
GBwN TIL That the Soul Asylum music video “Runaway Train” had 3 versions in US featuring info on 36 missing children (36 total or 12 per video), 26 children were found after being featured in the video.