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TIL Sir Paul McCartney worked with his brother Mike to co-write and produce an album, released in 1974. All the backing tracks on the album were performed by Paul and his band Wings, with lead vocals sung by Mike

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6EOal TIL about Avro Yeadon, which built nearly 700 Lancaster bombers in WW2. To avoid German bombing, an elaborate camouflaging operation took place, grass covering the roof and hedges made out of fabric to replicate the original field pattern. Dummy animals were moved daily to increase the camouflage
yVKM8 TIL that Alf ended with Alf kidnapped by the US government to be dissected. Originally a season finale, Alf's fate was sealed with the cancellation of the series.
LJpP TIL a man cracked the knuckles on only one of his hands for sixty years to prove that knuckle cracking doesn’t cause arthritis, earning him the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize
jjNE TIL that the literacy rate in Afghanistan is 28.1%. 43.1% for men and 12.6% for women.
Bk6y TIL while on trial for treason the lawyer of Michel Ney, one of Napoleon’s marshals, argued that French courts could not try Ney because he was Prussian since his hometown had been annexed by Prussia. Ney ruined the defense by interrupting, “I am French and will remain French.” Ney was executed.