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TIL hurricanes in Australia were originally named after local politicians a weather man didn’t like

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ANdEw TIL the Andy Griffeth show was a spinoff of another show that ran from 1953-1964 and starred an actor born as Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz
B77y TIL The hit song “Blinded by the Light” was written by and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen, who made it by going through a rhyming dictionary and looking for rhymes and ended up being unsuccessful, but was covered by Manfred Man and became a #1 hit.
RN6a TIL the Hope Diamond glows red after being exposed to UV light, fueling its cursed reputation
epnkJ TIL Sophie, a pet Australian cattle dog, fell from a boat in choppy waters off the coast of Queensland and swam 5 nautical miles to St. Bees Island. She lived off the land for 5 months until she was captured by rangers who believed she was a wild dog and subsequently reunited with her family.
Ookla TIL that the usage of fork had caused quite a scandal. St. Peter Damian once said "God in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks – his fingers. Therefore it is an insult to Him to substitute artificial metallic forks for them when eating."