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TIL When John Tesh created the 90’s theme song for “The NBA On NBC”, he called his home phone and sang into his answering machine so he wouldn’t forget it.

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41o5 TIL of a type of food fraud where honey is cut with cheaper sugars and syrups and then sold as pure honey. This is called ‘Honey Laundering’.
7ryJO TIL during WW2, the US Navy had two freshwater aircraft carriers on the Great Lakes to train its pilots
XEBV6 TIL that David Bowie was turned down by a BBC talent selection group just before his breakthrough, stating “amateur sounding vocalist who sings wrong notes and out of tune”.
yQYRX TIL that Turkey Tail Mushrooms are an effective cancer treatment in conjunction with traditional cancer therapy
oBgG7 TIL having mercury fillings removed isn't recommended unless medically necessary. When they drill out the old filling to replace them, it creates mercury vapors you can unintentionally inhale. The FDA recommends keeping the fillings unless you believe you suffer from a mercury sensitivity.