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Today I learned that we have little microscopic mites crawling IN our skin and hair follicles.

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7rbNb TIL that the “Star Spangled Banner,” the United States’ National Anthem, uses the exact melody of an old English drinking song called “To Anacreon in Heaven” which was popular among Americans in 1812
XEQ9D TIL in spite of rumours of their enemity, Salieri and Mozart composed together a four-minute piece of music, that was considered lost until a copy was found in 2015
mB1P TIL while on a hunting trip, guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains forgot that November only had 30 days, missing a scheduled performance on December 1st. The next day, he received a calendar as a gift from Columbia records.
W40Y TIL the National Space Agency budget was 4.41% of the national budget the year we went to the moon. Today it is 0.4 of the national budget.
mWaE TIL that the tendency for small wettable floating objects to attract one another is called the “Cheerios Effect”