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TIL Aretha Franklin actually covered Respect. It’s originally an Otis Redding number!

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Orpe TIL that the Shift key is called that because it used to physically shift the entire typing apparatus in typewriters in order to access the capital letter on each typebar
J1YN8 TIL Mankind constantly analyzes radio waves from outer space in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Since this analysis started, almost all of the signal sources have been identified. 37 signals, however, remain unexplained. Hence the name of the Co that created Basecamp.
DQMAJ TIL that tear duct is connected with the throat and that eye drops can seep to the throat and be tasted
6baX TIL after a photo of Keanu Reeves looking sad and eating a sandwich alone on a bench went viral, he responded by writing a book of sad poems entitled “An Ode to Happiness” as a joke
R76a9 TIL AC/DC lost lead singer Bon Scott, replaced him with Brian Johnson, then recorded and released Back in Black all in the span of 5 months in 1980. Bonus: Back in Black, AC/DC’s best selling album (25x Platinum) was released merely one year after Highway to Hell, their second best selling album.