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TIL there is a hotline called “Callin’ Oates” that will play a Hall & Oates song when you call. The hotline is (719) 266-2837 (or 719 26-OATES)

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NAYM TIL that in 2008 Detroit police used SWAT tactics to raid a party at an art museum. Guns drawn, they forced everyone to the floor before searching every attendee and confiscating over 40 vehicles… all because the museum didn’t have the right alcohol permit.
gnvA TIL NFL player Brian Bosworth outraged Denver Broncos fans, then sold 10,000 of them 15$ T-shirts that said “Ban the Boz”, without them knowing that he was selling them.
XEYD8 TIL According to the Catholic church everyone who believes in God will be saved during the Armageddon regardless of their opinion on Jesus, this includes Muslims, Jews and Christian schisms.
Y77er TIL about the Haber–Bosch process which allows for the creation of ammonia easily. Which is one of the key factors in the massively increased agriculture ability of the modern era as the ammonia is often used in fertiliser.
ONy1 TIL of Foxes that can jump 3 feet in the air to dive 3 feet into snow to catch mice. They determine the speed and trajectory of the mouse before nose diving with pinpoint accuracy.