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QNEeM TIL that the Wings song "Jet" was named based on Paul McCartney's Labrador Retriever named Jet.
lZpB TIL that when critics accused David Lee Roth of only writing songs about partying , women, and cars he realized he actually hadn’t written any songs about cars so he wrote “Panama”.
XAXE TIL Poison Dart Frogs are poisonous due to the diet. Frogs raised in captivity are not poisonous.
P1Oow TIL there are no skeletons in the wreck of the Titanic or debris field. At depths of 3,000+ feet, seawater is undersaturated with calcium carbonate. Once animals ate the flesh of Titanic's passengers and crew, their bones dissolved.
j66Rn TIL United Airlines once forgot to escort a blind woman off the plane, despite assuring her they would. While waiting, she suddenly heard the plane's door seal shut: "And then, just complete silence. And I started calling out with no response." She was later saved by the maintenance crew.