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TIL there was an early 70’s #1 Italian song written entirely in english gibberish to mimic what english sounds like to a non-english speaker

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LkGLZ TIL that Spain is only second to Cambodia in forced disappearances, with about 145,000 victims during the Franco dictatorship, and no one has been tried for it, since institutions kept essentially the same officers after democracy was reinstated.
4XMLJ TIL The iconic Slinky toy was created during the development of a device designed to stabalise naval equipment during rough seas. Richard James knocked one of his springs off a bookshelf and it "stepped' down a pile of books.
KwrQ TIL in 1968 a tower block in London partially collapsed after a woman tried to make a cup of tea.
D1QPP It seems like a good idea; after all, not many vessels are capable of sustaining life in space, so why not recycle what we’ve got? Unfortunately, the current fleet just isn’t cut out for long-term habitation. When NASA retires the three remaining space shuttles next year, the craft will be sent to museums.
yP1l TIL that of the 20 richest women in the world, 19 of them inherited their money from either their husband or father. The first self made rich woman rings in at #17.