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TIL In his own words, John Lennon's best-selling single "Imagine" was written to represent a 'Communist manifesto' where there was 'no more religion, no more country, no more politics.' In later interviews, Lennon claimed the song represented 'one country, one world, one people.'

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9Y0Ym TIL about the scaly-foot snail. These snails have been found living in volcanic vents in the Indian ocean. Part of their adaptation includes an iron shell.
J1YYl TIL about Captain Tim Lancaster, a pilot who was SUCKED OUT THE FRONT OF THE PLANE, then grabbed and held by an air steward until the plane landed.
yVXK8 TIL medieval polymath St Hildegard of Bingen constructed her own language from scratch, with a whole new alphabet and vocabulary, mainly based on Latin and middle german. It's one of the earliest constructed languages ever, and the purpose of it, remains largely unknown
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