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TIL in 1976, Queen released a song whose lyrics were in Japanese as a thank you to their fans in the country

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X0GBj TIL: In 1920, 70 years before the birth of the European Union, someone proposed the creation of the P.A.M. "The New Europe with Lasting Peace," which aimed to divide Europe "into slices" using a canton system and included a common flag, monetary system, time zone, postal service and language
d8EB8 TIL taking lots of photos at an event will actually decrease your ability to build memories of it
GAlEJ TIL Shrapnel is named after its inventor; Henry Shrapnel
WOE4 TIL that Oscar The Grouch is actually orange. He only appears green because of the mold and moss covering his fur from years of living in a trash can.
W5VN TIL When Jack Warner cast My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews was overlooked for the part, despite being Eliza on stage. When she won Best Actress on the golden globes for Mary Poppins against Audrey Hepburn (who played Eliza) , she got her revenge by thanking Jack for making it all possible.