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TIL Whitney Houston's National Anthem for SB XXV, Which is Considered Among the Best Renditions Ever...was Lip-synched.

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R7Yrl TIL about GhostTunes. It was Garth Brooks' answer to not being able to carve out a satisfactory deal with the streaming platforms to showcase his music. Lasted less than 3 years and was eventually sold to Amazon where Brooks' entire catalog is exclusively available now.
P5OO TIL that of the 20,000 known species of bees only 7 produce honey.
Me6p0 TIL Lake Baikal contains ~23% out of the whole of Earth's fresh surface water
9YMmQ TIL Converse sneakers have a thin layer of felt on their soles so they can be legally classified as 'slippers.' Import tariffs on shoes in the US can be as high as 37.5%, but only 3% for slippers.
E1BDw TIL The construction of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe was put on hold for a while after they realized that the graffiti-resistant coating was being sourced from the same company the Nazis bought their Zyklon B from