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TIL Stan LePard created the song 'Velkommen' adapted by Windows 98/2k/XP during OS installs, a song many people didn't even hear it if the sound drivers weren't installed yet

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JY0Zm TIL Kanzi a bonobo chimp who learned to make and use fire, going as far as teaching his offspring how to start a fire. An important step in evolution
W7kN8 TIL the word "Spandex" is an anagram of the word "Expands"
vPab8 TIL 2008 financial crisis led to a significant shortage of coins in the United States. The crisis caused many people to hoard their spare change, which reduced the amount of coins in circulation. As a result, the Federal Reserve had to increase its production of coins to meet the demand.
7rD8M TIL the former US president has 7 species named after him in honor, and the current one has 1 primarily because of resemblance
AN6rB TIL The initials GTT ("Gone to Texas") came into use in the first half of the nineteenth century, when Texas had the reputation for producing and harboring outlaws. The letters were often chalked on the doors of houses in the Southern states to tell where the occupants had gone.