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TIL that the song “Black Betty”, popularized by Ram Jam in 1977, was originally an African-American work song.

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ANDj7 TIL that Nearly half of Americans (49%) have parallelophobia, or the fear of parallel parking. Only about half (53%) feel “very confident” in their parallel parking skills.
BLgb TIL Honey Nut Cheerios now uses a fake almond flavor made from crushed fruit pits instead of real almonds
mb6x TIL The British Army has almost twice as many horses as it does tanks.
mXgR TIL astronauts do not consume sodas or carbonated drinks in space because the lack of gravity to separate the liquid and gas in the stomach leads to a kind of vomiting called “wet burping”
eBO4 TIL: Six thousand feral camels once attacked and completely shut down an Australian town in 2009.