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TIL that Freddy Mercury and Paul McCartney used the same piano to record the songs “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Hey Jude”.

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4XA1N TIL that George Washington was born on February 11th, but when his birthday first became a holiday it was celebrated on February 22nd. This is because when Washington was born, British colonies were still using the Julian calendar, which was 11 days behind the Gregorian.
kO45e TIL Ben Affleck is banned for life from playing Blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas after being caught counting cards.
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dLX9 TIL Pumpernickle is German for “Devil’s Fart.” This name actually predates the bread.
R5KQ7 TIL of a 4,000 year old complaint letter (in clay) about a delivery of sub-standard copper ingots.