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TIL Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain is the only song credited to all 5 members because it was created from combinations of several previously rejected materials.

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ORw4 TIL that NASA tried covering up for 2 years that the crew of the Challenger survived the explosion and died from the impact of hitting the ocean, rather than dying instantly.
NR91 TIL a Japanese submarine shelled California during WWII and the commander directed his gun to fire at a spot where he had an embarrassing fall before the war
wogbJ TIL steamed cheeseburgers are hamburgers topped with cheese that are cooked via steaming and originally only served by restaurants in central Connecticut in the United States.
new0B TIL of the difference between the Italian "Macaroon" (coconut merengues) and the French "Macaron" (merengue-cream sandwich)
rRnyd TIL about unofficial medical jargon. FLK- "Funny Looking Kid” is one of the most common abbreviations used. FLK does not mean that the child looks comical but it refers to the child looking different from the norm.