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TIL: All Rainbows are full circles

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QJgD9 TIL it was Kevin Costner who suggested his co-star Whitney Houston record "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard starring Costner and Houston. Her efforts were rewarded with 2 Grammy Awards and 4 million copies sold in the United States alone.
KYYg6 TIL that Weird Al's song White & Nerdy is his first and only song to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9 in 2006, nearly 30 years after his first album was released.
NXXX6 Today I learned that the legendary author Roald Dahl was six-foot-six and was the captain of his school's squash team.
LkJmQ TIL that Solitaire and Minesweeper were included with Windows to teach users how to use a mouse, not for entertainment
J1Q7m TIL: Astronauts who come back from the moon have to go through customs