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TIL that Noel Gallagher (of Oasis) put his mansion in Ibiza up for sale because of his neighbor, James Blunt (“You’re Beautiful”). He couldn’t stand the “thought of Blunt writing crap tunes up the road.”

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ANL8x TIL One Gallon of Oil Can Contaminate One Million Gallons of Fresh Water
kJJam TIL that the first computer was a loom
ZpxLp TIL that when casting the 1978 Superman film, DC approved the following people to play Superman: Muhammad Ali, Al Pacino, James Caan, Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood and Dustin Hoffman.
epPXE TIL attendance at Detroit Tigers’ home games in 1976—excluding the home opener—was 33,649 in the 18 games started by Mark Fidrych and just 15,147 in games started by other pitchers, amounting to a 122.2 percent increase in attendance to watch the charismatic right-hander.
J1Laj TIL That Ancient Romans Used Urine for Teeth Whitening and Laundry