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TIL Theres only 6 full-time skywriters in the world

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7r1b7 TIL that in 1965, 21 yr old Al Kooper bluffed his way into the studio where Bob Dylan was recording Highway 61 Revisited. Although he didn't know how to play the Hammond organ or even turn it on, his improvised intro & off the beat riffs became the signature groove & sound of "Like A Rolling Stone".
woZbP TIL there's a Canadian County in the middle of Oklahoma
NXkJ1 TIL that in 2024, roughly 170,790 people died each day across the globe
7gEx TIL Government vehicles in Cuba are legally required to pick up any hitchhikers.
69vpZ TIL that Holy Trinity Church, London hosts an annual Clowns International service honouring deceased clowns and is attended by clowns in full costume. It's also home to the The Clown Egg Register. This is an archive of painted ceramic eggs that serve as a record of individual clowns' make-up design.