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TIL the overworld theme from the original Super Mario Bros is based off "Sister Marian" by T-Square.

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M7bBa TIL that volcanic eruptions can cool the Earth's climate. When a volcano erupts, it releases sulfur dioxide, which converts to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and forms fine sulfate aerosols. These aerosols reflect sunlight back into space, leading to temporary global cooling.
oRYRY TIL the monkeys at Australia's Melbourne Zoo have been put on a banana-free diet because selective breeding of the fruit has made it too sugary. The issue being that cultivated fruits have been genetically modified to be much higher in sugar content than their natural, ancestral fruits.
ryr4 TIL Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger” was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”.
No9b TIL In the 1950s the government of Quebec illegally certified upwards of 20,000 orphaned children as mentally ill and had them committed to institutions. According to the testimony of several individuals, they were subjected to medical experimentation
oRjQr TIL,Italian artist Salvatore Garau auctioned off an invisible sculpture called "lo sono" ("I Am") for $18,300 at the Art-Rite auction house.The buyer received only a certificate of authenticity.According to Garau, the art exists as“air and spirit”within a 5x5 foot space,intended to spark imagination