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TIL the Bee Gees song "Massachusetts" was originally written for The Seekers, but when they couldn't get the song to The Seekers, the Bee Gees recorded it themselves. Their version ended up charting at #1 in 13 countries and became one of the best selling singles in history.

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PYOgJ TIL about Karre Mastanamma - an Indian YouTube celebrity chef who got her big break at the age of 105 with over a million subscribers to her channel. Her unique ways of preparing dishes outside on an open fire - such as roasting chicken inside a steaming watermelon - were hugely appreciated.
nexOo TIL of Phineas Gage, a man who had a large metal rod go completely through his head and destroy his brain’s left frontal lobe. Miraculously he survived, and was able to recover his social skills over time although people noted changes to his personality, behavior, and memory.
LJJv TIL Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of “serious violations of fundamental ethical norms.”
NRrQ TIL Chef, Gordon Ramsay, is as passionate about fitness as he is about food. Ramsay has participated in more than a dozen marathons, three ultra-marathons, three half-Ironmans (which span 70.3 miles, swimming, biking and running) and competed in the Ironman World Championship twice.
MAQV TIL In 2002 Boston orthopedist David Arndt, while performing complicated spinal surgery, walked out on his patient – who was lying on the operating table, anesthetized and sliced open – so he could go cash his paycheck before the bank closed.