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TIL that the Tim Tam came after the Penguin

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e0dyg TIL Chuck Berry's only song to hit #1 on the charts was "My Ding-a-Ling" in 1972, beating out songs like "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley and "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues for the top spot.
8a0GK TIL that the USPS (United States Postal Service) does NOT offer postal banking services anymore, while almost every other developed country does it. The United States Postal Savings System existed until 1960's.
neLjo TIL that Maine, not Florida, is the closest US state to Africa.
OoyYL TIL that President John Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. His last words were “Thomas Jefferson survives” unaware that Jefferson had passed away hours earlier.
ogw7 TIL the reason why champagne can legally be produced in California is due to the fact that the US Senate never ratified The Treaty of Versailles