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QNPnX TIL that Signal Fire by Snow Patrol, which appeared in trailers for Spider-Man 3, as well as the end credits, was originally wrote for use in Shrek the Third.
p8gJb TIL there is a special mud collected by one family from a secret location that is used by the MLB and NFL to prepare all game balls. After Roy Chapman was killed by a baseball pitch in 1920, the MLB made it a rule to prepare all new balls with mud to remove their shine and improve grip.
QVwX TIL that the official twitter account of Sweden is given to a random citizen every week to manage.
Kke4 TIL of the Candy Desk, a tradition of the US Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The desk is currently supplied with candy made in Pennsylvania, including Milky Way bars, Mars bars, and jellybeans.
pLwe TIL Phil Collins wrote the captain planet theme song.