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TIL the band “They Might Be Giants” published an errata for their song, “Why Does the Sun Shine?” to address some factual errors called “Why Does the Sun Really Shine?”

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OGJWR TIL One of the biggest bottlenecks in road work is soil compaction. Soil can’t effectively be compacted more than around a foot (30 cm) at a time. Any road work that affects the soil foundation can take months because of this.
BXNe TIL A Boxer Named Joe Walcott coined the phrase The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall
nmbW TIL that Cameron Lyle of the University of New Hampshire is ending his college athletics career and will miss the conference championship in order to donate bone marrow and save a strangers life. He is a 1 in 5,000,000 perfect match.
R5Z57 TIL Teri Garr, who died today (10-29-2024), began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in six Elvis Presley musicals.
XOdP TIL Biodiesel has the highest energy balance of any fuel. For every one unit of fossil energy needed to produce biodiesel, 3.2 units of energy are gained.