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TIL about Shackleton’s job posting – Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey

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wLb9P TIL there are no known cases of a moon orbiting another moon, although it is possible in theory. One of the proposed names for these submoons is moonmoon.
M7rLW TIL: The Spotify API was used to analyze the BPM and energy rating of over 900 songs to determine which songs negatively affected driving. "Don't Get Me Wrong" was the most dangerous song with a risk score of 1836, while "Sweet Caroline" was the safest with a risk score of 63.
epnW6 TIL that Major League Baseball pitcher Ed Porray is the only player in league history to not be born in a country. He was born on a fishing boat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on December 5th, 1888. His birth certificate lists "At sea, on the Atlantic Ocean" as his birthplace.
x5n0 TIL that the longest game of chess, theoretical, is 5949 moves.
ebWg TIL that when the first phone book was published in 1878, it was just a list of people who owned telephones, with no numbers provided