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TIL That the Jimmy Neutron Theme and the Phineas and Ferb Theme are both sung by the same band, Bowling For Soup

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Y4Gv TIL that the Hoover Dam can not generate electricity if the elevation of Lake Mead’s water level drops below 320m. In 2016, it reached 326m, down from a high of 370 in the 1980s.
a88Qo TIL that research shows that people who laugh at dark jokes have higher IQs and report less aggressive tendencies .
6E7JW TIL that many Confederate soldiers immigrated to Brazil after the American Civil War, establishing a community of "Confederados" that still exists today, five generations later.
QN8R9 TIL that in the 1950's, an air cushioned vehicle was invented by a doctor named William Bertelsen from his garage
D0Zr TIL in 1962, the Department of Defense proposed staging a series of terrorist attacks in US cities in order to drum up public support for war with Cuba. It was rejected by President Kennedy.