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TIL that "The Long and Winding Road", which was written by Paul McCartney, was offered to Tom Jones on the condition that he release it as his next single. In Jones' recollection, he was forced to turn it down since his record company were about to issue "Without Love" as a single.

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Z8xJo TIL the lyrics "Let me stand next to your fire" came from when Jimi Hendrix was at Noel Redding's mother's house, and Jimi asked Noel's mother if he could "stand next to her fire" to warm up. The family dog was laying by the fire which inspired the line, "Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over."
4k4Xa TIL Helsinki has a 200 mile network of underground tunnels and bunkers that could shelter the city's entire population of 630,000 in the event of invasion.
6AlW TIL a Doctor’s tie can transmit sickness between patients because ties hardly ever get washed
b6JG4 TIL- You can get a "Christmas Tree Permit" for White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire to Clark Griswold your own perfect tree
4X6Jb TIL that the iconic 'Bass' line from "Seven Nation Army" isn't played on a bass guitar, but instead on a semi-acoustic guitar electronically lowered an octive.