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TIL that Meatloaf's video for I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) was directed by Michael Bay

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J1jVB TIL that the Alabama State Constitution, at 376,000 words, is the longest known constitution in the world. It is 4.5x longer than any other state constitution, 3x longer than India's (the longest national constitution), and almost 50x longer than the US constitution.
0dWPR TIL about Dr. Hwang Woo-suk: The Scientist Who Cloned a Dog and the Infamous Stem Cell Research Scandal, but No Success in Human Cloning
LQLer TIL that in 1958, author Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel prize in literature, but was forced by the communist party to abstain form accepting the award
OGLaL TIL in 2005, Jordanian couple Bakr and Sanaa Melhem unknowingly dated each other on the Internet. Both divorced when they learned each other's true identity
mZXO TIL - Eddie Van Halen didnt ask for royalties after completing Michael Jacksons Beat it guitar solo, he did it as a favor