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TIL that Taylor Swift's 2010 song 'Enchanted' was likely about Adam Young of Owl City. He responded with a cover on his blog just before Valentine's Day, addressing her by name in the lyrics and telling her he was "enchanted to meet her, too." Taylor never responded publicly to the cover or post.

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w4jY TIL The internet speed at NASA is 91Gb per second. Making it 2,000 times faster than the average household connection speed of 50Mb.
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ep9J TIL that over 99% of the electricity produced in Norway is renewable and clean