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TIL Tired of hearing “God Bless America” being overplayed on the radio because the lyrics were unrealistic and complacent, Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land is Your Land”.

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bVB4 TIL Saddam Hussein had a Qur’an printed in his own blood for his 60th birthday. It took two years and 27 liters of blood for the calligrapher to complete all 114 chapters. The project was the result of Hussein re-embracing his religion after his son Uday survived an assassination attempt.
4kVKR TIL that the Water Speed Record is one of the world's most dangerous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted it since 1930, seven have died. The record is 317.59 mph, set by Ken Warby in 1978.
LQpRQ TIL the light in John Lennon's childhood bedroom is left on overnight on his birthday
xPe1 TIL that a hunter-gatherer burns roughly the same amount of calories in a 24 hour period as a sedentary office worker. This is because the body adjusts the metabolic rate down to compensate for activity.
9wbLX TIL a Marriot hotel in Amsterdam has a hotel room with a 737 Cockpit inside of it. The hotel is not at the airport.