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TIL: That Sloths have been around for 64 million years
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TIL that in 1955 the famous, white DJ Alan Freed "accidently" played the single, Only You (And You Alone) by The Platters, on air during a prime time that was traditionally reserved for only white artists. It became an instant hit and pioneered the 'new sound' of rock ’n’ roll as we know it today.
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TIL The US convened a Coin Task Force to address a shortage in coinage. They determined there isn’t a shortage per se, instead too much of the $48.5 billion in US are not in circulation.
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TIL of the 1850’s Raising of Chicago. Buildings and whole streets were raised nearly 2 meters with screw jacks to allow the installation of a sewage system.
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TIL that the Titanic was the place of discovery for tiny iron eating microbes. These microbes form icicle-shaped “rusticles.” Which consists of 35% iron compounds and a community of symbiontic microbes and fungi. “Halomonas titanicae” is expected to dissolve the Titanic by 2045.
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TIL Sigmund Freud's nephew convinced the public that bacon and eggs was the true all-American breakfast