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TIL 'Don't Worry Be Happy' by Bobby Mcferrin is the only song in history to reach #1 on Billboard without the use of any instruments (a cappella)

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v1R67 TIL the island of Guadeloupe thought it had its own special species of raccoons which became a cultural icon but it turned out they were just regular raccoons
grLA8 TIL an intoxicated Alaska man shot a hole in the Alaska Pipeline with a high powered rifle, spilling 285,000 gallons of oil into the Alaska Wilderness.
4Qpa TIL: the Ogallala Aquifer, the aquifer that is responsible for supplying water for 30% of the United States agriculture, may be depleted by the 2028. The cause: over farming, as well as the coal and oil industries.
x6VJ0 TIL Mini pigs aka Teacup pigs are a hoax. They are just potbellied pigs that have been underfed to stunt their growth and will eventually grow to weigh 100-150 pounds.
ANMB7 TIL In December 1941, Franklin Roosevelt became the first President to use an armored vehicle. Originally belonging to infamous gangster Al Capone, the car was seized by the Treasury Department in 1932 on an income-tax evasion charge.