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TIL that Rita Coolidge claims to have written the piano coda in the rock classic 'Layla' recorded in 1971 by Eric Clapton's Derek and the Dominoes. Coolidge claims she and the band's drummer had collaborated on a song which was played to Clapton and later used in Layla. She was refused a credit.

kO8V4 TIL Ancient solar storms can be detected in tree rings
6Lpl TIL that pink dolphins are just sun burnt albino dolphins
MwEa TIL that there are people who believe our birth certificates are actually bonds for money deposited in our names at birth, and these bonds are traded like stocks on the NYSE.
oBWWR TIL 42% of men and 44.2% of women in Japan aged from 18 to 34 are virgins
Pow TIL that 60% of NBA players are bankrupt years after retiring