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Today I learned about the original "Waka Waka" song

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8GRG TIL Credit Card companies refer to people who pay their cards in full monthly as “deadbeats”
mxZBE TIL there is an island called Disappointment Island. It's uninhabited, but home to over 65,000 pairs of white-capped albatross. In 1868, a steel tanker crashed there and 68 people died, while the remaining 15 waited 18 months to be rescued. In 1907, another ship crashed there and 12 men drowned.
oBxrY TIL that in 1974, Deborah Stone, an 18 year old Disneyland ride operator was crushed to death between a stationary wall and rotating wall on the newly opened America Sings ride. Her screams were thought to be part of the ride, and before anyone discovered her, she was already dead.
E1vNd TIL there is a correlation between toilet mold/rings and diabetes due to high blood sugar levels which causes the body to release glucose through the urinal stream, therefore giving more fuel for mold growth.
xVOXD TIL that Darsheel Safary, the child artist of the film Taare Zameen Par, had to face a lot of opposition from his school that he would have to miss school for such a long period. Then Aamir khan actor of the film funded his studies as well as his educational expenses.