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TIL the song "Losing my Religion" isn't about faith and instead uses a Southern expression for losing your temper

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6LAY TIL in 2006 a judge in Texas sentenced a 14-year-old black girl who was a first time offender to prison for 7 years for shoving a hall monitor, 3 months earlier that same judge sentenced a 14-year-old white girl,convicted of arson for burning down her family’s house, to probation.
woev8 TIL that, in 2004, a single 13-year-old was banned from using the word "grass" anywhere in England and Wales
mxJmo TIL Asphalt pavements are America's most recycled product. Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) can be recycled into pavement that is as high, or even higher, in quality as pavements made of all-virgin materials. And, the same material can be recycled again and again; it never loses its value.
epjE5 TIL that tracking habits daily can significantly improve goal achievement by reinforcing positive behaviors and increasing self-awareness.
DwDY TIL old people smell is actually caused by a chemical, 2-nonenal, that old people secrete through their skin