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ZpeYQ TIL that the famous song "Happy Birthday to You" was originally written as "Good Morning to All" in the late 1800s by Patty Hill and her sister Mildred. The melody was later adapted, and it became the go-to song for birthday celebration worldwide, despite being the most sung song in English Language
5YGJQ TIL that museum staffs broke Tutankhamun's beard by recklessly handling the artifact, which then lead them to attempt fixing it using super glue
b6gZj TIL There's a football(soccer) player named Osama Vinladen with a brother named Saddam Hussein.
PgWE TIL that on a training sortie and under radio silence, a Sea Harrier pilot lost all contact with his flight and HMS Illustrious. Using the radar, he navigated to the only ship in the area and landed the harrier atop of some cargo containers. Ship, aircraft and pilot arrived in Portugal 4 days later.
d8DPj TIL there was a funded study on impact of piracy on sales which results were withheld by EU presumably due to finding no negative impact