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TIL that the song Chocolate Salty Balls from South Park reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Charts

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wokMP TIL that Mike Judge moved to Texas and a storm blew off a part of his fence. After his new neighbors fixed it for him, no questions asked, it became the basis for King Of The Hill - "about neighbors who... ultimately, do the right thing and do right by people and are basically good people."
1aJOD TIL of Bill Anders, who achieved a Masters in nuclear engineering, logged 8,000 hours of flight time as a US Navy pilot, became 1 of the first 3 astronauts to orbit the moon, and served as Ambassador to Norway all before age 45. He then went on to become one of the most succesful CEO's of his time.
neom7 TIL that expensive prizes at events-- like winning a car for sinking a full-court shot at a basketball game, winning $1,000,000 for a hole-in-one, etc.-- are usually paid for by insurance companies. "Hole-in-one insurance" is an insurance policy that protects against someone winning a huge prize.
R5ndj TIL: Trees, signs, buildings near the Jack Daniel distillery look blowtorched because of the “angels share” of ethanol from the whiskey barrels (2% of the maturing whiskey that evaporates from the barrels) feeds a melanin-containing fungus called Baudoinia compniacensis (aka whiskey fungus)
9Yo67 TIL about Olympus Mons, the highest mountain in the solar system, which is about 2.5x taller than Everest, is about the size of Poland, and has a mile wide moat around it due to the immense weight pushing down the crust of Mars around it.