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TIL that Otis Redding’s iconic song 'Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay' was recorded just days before he died in a plane crash, and it became the first posthumous number-one single in the U.S.

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WrWL TIL that Hungary had a public online vote in 2006 to name a new bridge. Stephen Colbert mobilized his viewers and got 17 million votes to name the bridge “Stephen Colbert Bridge”. Hungary has a population of 10 million. Additional TIL: “Perl-Script Bridge” came in fifth.
VbpZ TIL that in 1995, the UN and the World Health Organization published a study that said “that occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems.” Publication was discontinued to threats from the USA representative to withdraw funding.
4Xj7R TIL Martin Luther enrolled at the University of Erfurt at age 17 to study law which he described as a "beerhouse and whorehouse". He gave up law for philosophy but eventually left university altogether, sold his books, & became a monk.
9w4Ar TIL There is a thing called Exploding Head Syndrome, a sleep disorder that causes auditory hallucinations when falling asleep or waking up (No i am not kidding this is real).