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TIL When Miley Cyrus was asked which Jay-Z song she was referring to in “Party in the USA”, she replied that she had never actually heard one of his songs.

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Mm97 TIL because of its very low freezing point, whale oil saw widespread use in the aerospace industry.
4x6b TIL Despite common belief, in every state it is legal to give performance information in a job reference. Many even protect the employer from being sued for defamation.
OoYW4 TIL that Vice President Johnson had a fake thermostat control in his state room on Air Force Two that was installed in an effort to stop his coming Into the cockpit and messing with the temperature controls.
LPZ9 TIL at the age of 14 Andrew Jackson was captured by the British. An officer order Jackson to clean his boots, Jackson refused. The office hit him in the face with his sword leaving a life long scar on his cheek.
pYElZ TIL that the inland free-tailed bat can survive the most extreme range of body temperatures of any mammal known, ranging from 3.3 °C (37.9 °F) to 45.8 °C (114.4 °F).