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TIL that the song "Let's Get It Started" by The Black Eyed Peas is the clean version of another track called "Let's Get Retarded".

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lowoG TIL hummingbird nests are the smallest in the world. Most species of hummingbirds weave spider silk into the nest for structural support and to make it more elastic to accommodate the offspring as they grow. Often lichen will be attached to the outside of the nest for camouflage.
xVxg7 TIL that the majority of MF Doom and Madlib's Madvillainy was recorded in an old bomb shelter in Mount Washington, Los Angeles.
XEVdQ TIL Babylon 5 will probably never be released on Blu-ray because Warner Brothers lost all the backup tapes where the CGI footage was stored.
Gg15 TIL France, Spain and the Dutch Republic all secretly provided supplies, ammunition and weapons to the American revolutionaries against the British starting early in 1776.
looJ1 TIL that France beats UK, Germany & other European countries when it comes to global innovation