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TIL Rose's new song Apt is just a mix of the 1980's "Hey Mickey" and One Directions "Night Changes"

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ejnb TIL that it would/does cost the US government less money to provide homes to the homeless than it does to leave them on the street.
M77vK TIL Prior to Uncle Sam, the British character Brother Jonathon symbolized the independent American people after the Revolutionary War. However, Brother Jonathon faded into the figure of Uncle Sam whose likeness to Lincoln and being made in America likely contributed to his longevity.
XEgD8 TIL there are two schools of grammarians: descriptives and prescriptives. Descriptives create rules based on people's use and what is generally accepted among native speakers. Rules follow the people. Prescriptives create a set of rules and tell everyone to follow them. People follow the rules.
ENrx TIL that American pop-punk band Blink-182 had scheduled their 2016 album ‘California’ to be released on July 1st- the 182nd day of the year. Unfortunately for them, however, it was a leap year.
VMZnQ TIL The flight from Moscow to Anadyr is the longest scheduled domestic flight within a country - 9 hours 45 minutes. In order to enter the Chukotka region, travellers will be required to have a special permission entry form and it takes about 60 working days to process all the necessary paperwork