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TIL that all the royalties for The Animals's version of The House of The Rising Sun went only to one person in the band because there was insufficient room to name all five band members on the record label.

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Ea1X TIL Nickelodeon’s Kids Pick the President has successful predicted the outcome of all but one of the presidential elections since 1988.
e0WBD TIL that Hawaii's statehood was delayed for several decades because of consistent opposition by the "Solid South" (southern states) who refused to tolerate non-white Congressmen
awwyo Pyrocumulus clouds tower tall above a wildfire in these photos taken last week from an Oregon National Guard F-15C. Most cumulus clouds form when the sun-warmed surface heats air, causing it to rise and carry moisture upward where it condenses to form clouds. In pyrocumulus clouds, the driving heat is supplied by a forest fire or volcanic eruption. The hot, rising air carries smoke and soot particles upward, where they become nucleation sites for condensation. Pyrocumulus clouds can be especially turbulent, and the gusting winds they produce can exacerbate wildfires. In some cases, the clouds can even develop into a pyrocumulonimbus thunderstorm with rain and lightning.
XEMmk TIL that there is a severe shortage of ‘spitter apples’ which are preferred for making ciders because during prohibition the FBI went around chopping down huge swaths of orchards, effectively erasing much of the nation’s stock of spitter apple trees that initially take 20-30 years to grow.
dnpB TIL That spanking children makes them more defiant and more likely to develop mental issues later in life. The study in question involved 160,000 children over 50 years