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TIL having to drink 8 cups of water a day is a lie

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b9V9p TIL how cranes are built. For years I've wondered how these cranes are placed in a building, near to where I lived, or just there in the first place. Then this video popped up and answered all my questions.
mKRP TIL that the original version of “I put a spell on you” was not sang by Nina Simone, but by the far too excentric Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. It was supposed to be a blues ballad, but after some chicken, ribs and boose, they came out with this version
wDL7 TIL During a debate in Congress, an opponent referred to the illegitimate birth of the president of Colombia, and he responded: “Sir: I am a child of love, it is true. You are a child of obligation.”
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epgRJ TIL that microwaves heat food by doing it's best to twist the molecules to align with the wave, OR IN SHORT: food is trying to magnetize itself.