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TIL that the Tune of Happy Birthday is actually a remix

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697wX TIL the first airing of Star Trek was on September 6, 1966 in Canada, two days before the US premiere.
yQy6V TIL that LA libraries started "The Great Read Away" program that allows kids to read books to clear their late fees. In the first six months of the program over 3,500 previously "locked accounts" had been cleared, and now 80% of parents are more likely to let their kids go to the library.
Y8Br TIL Humans have a lot more than 5 senses, including balance, pressure, hunger and the ability to detect magnetic fields
VBL54 TIL that not only is the blue whale the largest animal on Earth, it is the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth, growing up to 100ft long and weighing up to 200 tons.
9YG5X TIL Traditionalist Catholic Priest Richard Williamson was consecrated as a Bishop in 1988, immediately excommunicated by Pope John Paul II, un-excommunicated in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, and then re-excommunicated in 2015 by Pope Francis.