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TIL Billy Joel composes classical music, in addition to being a piano man. His most recent studio album, Fantasies & Delusions, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard′s Top Classical Albums chart.

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xV8ko TIL that the New York City Ballet has a shoe budget of $780,000: the dancers go through 500 to 800 pairs of pointe shoes performing The Nutcracker over 6 weeks, and use up even more pairs in 2 weeks performing Swan Lake.
Lk4Pr TIL that NBA star Larry Bird would taunt the people guarding him by telling them exactly what he was going to do before he did it.
W7OD4 TIL that the first time an asteroid's impact on Earth was predicted before it happened was in 2008.
OoXVa TIL that alcohol is the most dangerous drug to withdrawal from, that hundreds die every year attempting to quit cold-turkey, and that despite this, Alcoholics Anonymous actively discourages people from using any kind of medical intervention.
GAAkJ TIL the graphic design of Swiss 2 franc coin has not been updated for 148 years. Other than datestamp, the 2022 coins look identical to 1874 coins.