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TIL that most of the popular Christmas songs, including "White Christmas", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and "Let it Snow" were all written by Jews

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JL88 TIL Garth Brooks stopped singing The Dance in the middle of his concert to give his guitar to a woman with cancer in the front row. She had a sign that said “Chemo this morning, Garth tonight. Enjoy the Dance”
8aRNb TIL that since 1937, hundreds of Santas a year have attended the Santa School in Michigan, with curriculum including Santa history, sign language, handling difficult present requests, sleigh flight lessons, and the habits of live reindeer.
QJ4X6 TIL Famous Oceanographer Robert Ballard has a 24/7 livestream where he continues the quest to map the entire ocean floor.
9MBG TIL the Tesla Model S was given a score of 99 out of 100 on Consumer Reports and was the best overall of 2014.
p1kN TIL in 1977 singer Tom Waits was arrested outside a coffee shop for trying to stop men from bullying other patrons.These men were plainclothes officers,and Waits was charged with disturbing the peace.Waits disputed the charge,was found not guilty,and successfully sued the police dept. for $7,500