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TIL that the Sand Dollar is a living organism

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XmeE 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.
YpwlG 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.
jN0Ka TIL that 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet.
jG6E TIL Debbie Harry, who turns 70 on July 1, is considered the first rapper to chart at number one in the United States.
gM7dX 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.