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TIL that the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, the NASA affiliated research center is located in the same building as Tom's Diner, the diner in the show "Seinfeld" as well as the inspiration of the famous song of the same name by Suzanne Vega

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QJxYd TIL The band Hot Chocolate had at least one hit song every year from 1970 to 1984 and their 1975 song "You Sexy Thing" made the top 10 in three decades.
R7d97 TIL the collective term for a group of sharks is a shiver of sharks
d7DB TIL that the word “fascinate” comes from the Latin word “fascinus”, meaning “divine penis”.
LkYwZ TIL that Niagara Falls gets turned down at night!
9YgQB TIL in order to minimize civilian casualties, the CIA has been using a drone missile which pops out several steel blades at the last moment to slice its targets into bits -- and that it's nicknamed the “Flying Ginsu”