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TIL that William Hung of American Idol ‘She Bangs’ fame retired from music in 2011 and is now a Los Angeles crime scene analyst

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wo6N6 TIL that 1 gram of activated charcoal has a surface area of 32,000 sqft. Regular charcoal is 22-54 sqft
loOXr TIL that Cuban orchestras tune their string instruments to A = 336hz, substantially lower than the conventional A = 440hz, as looser strings are less prone to breaking and requiring expensive replacements.
nWkK7 TIL that although we get a condition called hemorrhoids (or piles), we are already born with 3 hemorrhoids.
k6V1 TIL a shark’s heart is under it’s tongue.
oReO7 TIL the first athlete to sign a $1 million endorsement contract was a professional bowler named Don Carter.