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TIL that no sitting US president has visited the continent of Antarctica

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7j67 TIL that a house remix of the theme song from “The Price is Right” reached #1 on the Billboard dance charts in 2001.
XJ6P TIL A bag of marijuana was the first thing ever bought and sold over the internet
neGD7 TIL about an octopus named Otto who caused a power outage by shooting water at the 2000 watt spotlight over his tank which was seemingly annoying him. Otto is an interesting octopus who has also been caught juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass and re-arranging the contents of his tank
B9Xd TIL in 1876 a man died in a duel over the correct way to pronounce “Newfoundland.”
5Yyvk TIL: the theme song to the Andy Griffith Show has lyrics.