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TIL the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics
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TIL that in 2008 humans sent a message to the planet Gilese 581c. It will arrive in 2029. If life on the planet responds, we would first hear back from them in 2050.
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TIL there are thousands of US cities with worse lead contamination levels than Flint, MI.
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TIL the “Iron maiden,” commonly accepted as a medieval torture device, was created as a hoax in 1793, pieced together from artifacts found in museums to be used as a “spectacular” object for commercial exposition.
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Today I learned about Frederick Lindemann, Churchill's advisor who encouraged him to target working class houses, and divert food shipments from India.
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TIL in Finland, some children read to dogs and cows because they actually like listening and are extremely attentive.