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TIL the Kent State shootings in 1970 were the impetus for the band Devo to form, and 3 of their 6 original members were Kent State students at the time of the shootings.

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pY49p TIL - Chinese Restaurant Syndrome actually originated from a letter by a Chinese physician named Kwok that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1968, describing certain symptoms he had experienced after eating Chinese food.
94EQ TIL that Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana produces compressed natural gas from its cows’ waste and uses it to fuel their fleet of delivery trucks and farm equipment. This practice saves 1.5 million gallons of diesel and reduced CO2 emissions by 1.4 million metric tons.
1aVQV TIL that the popular Christmas song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," played in films like Home Alone and having the vocals of an apparently adult woman, was actually sung by a 13-year-old girl.