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TIL that in a review of the vocal ranges of popular singers, Mike Patton of Faith No More was found to have the widest at just over six octaves.

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D1wvg TIL that British politician John Stonehouse faked his death in November 1974, leaving a pile of clothes on a beach in Miami. It was presumed he had gone swimming and drowned. But Stonehouse was actually en route to Australia to set up a new life with his mistress and secretary, Sheila Buckley.
a8BRJ TIL that in 2014 the state of Alabama paid 75,000 for the right to use the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama" on road signs at the state line.
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886P TIL that in 2011, Argentina’s government forced McDonald’s to sell Big Macs at artificially low prices so that the country’s performance would appear better on the The Economist’s Big Mac Index
VBWOm TIL that Phoenix is the most populated state capital and Montpelier is the least in the USA. The Arizona capital has over two hundred times the population of Vermont’s capital.