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TIL that Otis Day and the Knights (the fictional R&B band from Animal House) kept getting gigs after the movie’s release — and they still perform today!

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dD69d TIL in the Captain & Tennille version of "Love Will Keep Us Together", there is a point at the end during the fade out vocals where they sing "Sedaka is back" in reference to Neil Sedaka co-writing the hit.
erPg TIL that Nikola Tesla predicted in 1926 that one day “We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance… we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face” through devices able to fit into a vest pocket.
N7XoQ TIL that despite its useful properties, the dandelion has grown to be regarded as a weed, as a result of the rise of lawn culture and marketing by pesticide companies.
b9ovp TIL that the Russian F.S.B. (formerly KGB) figured out a way to open and then reseal a tamperproof urine specimen jar to cheat in the 2014 winter Olympics.
Rybl TIL on average, the center of gravity is about three percent higher in blacks than whites. This partially explains why blacks are better sprinters and whites are better swimmers.