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TIL "Charlie bit my finger" was on Osama Bin Laden's computer

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4kLER TIL that Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” was a cover of a cover; it was first recorded in 1997 by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, then in 1994 by the original songwriters’ band Ednaswap (1994), followed by Trine Rein in 1996, before becoming a massive international hit in 1997 with Natalie’s version.
jkmn TIL Don King killed two men. One he stomped to death because he owed him money, he served less than 4 years in prison.
W8g4 TIL: St. Valentine was not only the patron saint of love and marriage, but of bee keeping, epilepsy, fainting, and the plague.
QNGgE TIL that Tolkien realized he had created a moral dilemma when writing orcs. They're supposed to be a purely evil race for the heroes to cut through without guilt, but they could talk and knew about morality, so by Tolkien's beliefs, they couldn't be pure evil and should be given mercy if possible.
eDng TIL a Wells Fargo employee was fired after it came to light he attempted to use a cardboard dime in a washing machine fify years ago.