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TIL the same guy that charted with "It Never Rains in Southern California" also wrote "The Air That I Breathe" for The Hollies, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" for Julio Iglesias/Willie Nelson, and "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer as well as the novelty hit "Gimme Dat Ding' for the Pip

d8VAQ TIL that Pixar had to ask for permission to use the Omnidroid name as Lucasfilm has a trademark on the word "droid".
W7Xr8 TIL the pigment/paint Prussian Blue is used in medicine to treat radiation poisoning from Thallium and Caesium.
69LmJ TIL Bananas glow blue under black lights.
d6RQ TIL Ecuador are going to sell a third of its Amazon rainforest to Chinese oil companies.
dX98 TIL a new prototype engine will allow travel from London to Australia in 4 hours.