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TIL a Vanderbilt study estimated that roughly 25% of women and 33% of men snort when they laugh.

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bjrE TIL the band They Might Be Giants wrote a song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” explaining that the Sun is mostly gas. After learning that isn’t true though, they made another song called “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?” to rectify their mistake.
PY1XG TIL Vulture population has decreased by 99%+ in India because Diclofenac/Voltaren, commonly used to treat cattle, is lethal to them.
7jgM TIL There are more Museums in America than Starbucks and McDonald’s combined.
5VOER TIL that in 1996, Southampton College awarded Kermit the Frog an honorary "doctorate of Amphibious Letters" in recognition for his contribution to children's education.
b6XGp TIL there is a French superstition that magpies are the reincarnated souls of evil nuns.