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TIL that the Sand Dollar is a living organism
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TIL that the White House used to be partially powered by solar panels starting in 1979, before they were taken down by the Reagan Administration in 1986.
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TIL that Al Stewart quit song writing in the 1970s & moved to London to play cover songs. His neighbor Paul Simon rejuvenated his passion & happenstance led him to write "Year of the Cat." He thought it had no commercial appeal so he made it the last track on a 1976 album. It still pays his rent.
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TIL that 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet.
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TIL Debbie Harry, who turns 70 on July 1, is considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States.
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TIL if you put water droplets on a hot pan they never actually touch the pan. A vapor layer forms that makes them float. This phenomenon is an example of the Leidenfrost effect.