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TIL “Waka Waka,” a song by Shakira that topped charts worldwide, was originally performed by Golden Sounds, a Cameroonian band founded by members of Cameroon’s presidential guard.

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Vn0G TIL, originally, the term ‘masterpiece’ referred to a piece of work produced by an apprentice or journeyman aspiring to become a master craftsman in the old European guild system.
oRM1E TIL that on the planet Mercury there is a crater named after George Balanchine because it looks like one of his tutus.
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