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TIL that singer Engelbert Humperdinck's real name is Arnold Dorsey. He took his stage name from a dead German composer to be more marketable.

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KYNPw TIL Traditionally, Scotch whisky is distilled twice and Irish whiskey three times. For this reason, the Irish claim their whiskey is a smoother and purer whiskey
BABk TIL that there is little evidence that Kim Jong-il and the North Korean media ever claimed that he made any kind of improbable golf score. Even North Korean officials say it is an urban myth.
GYb6N TIL that since 1999, 55 Cuban soccer players have defected to the United States after being flown over for a game. This was possible because of the wet feet, dry feet policy, which stated that any Cuban who set foot in the United States was entitled to become a US resident. The policy ended in 2017.
9wb8p TIL salt used to be used as currency, the word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt
W7gPA TIL about Emperor Norton I, the only Emperor of the United States of America. He was a San Francisco citizen who declared himself Emperor in 1859, and everyone just went along with it. He was beloved by the people of the city and over 10,000 of them attended his funeral.