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TIL former Beatles member George Harrison released a song titled "Here Comes the Moon" as an unofficial sequel to the famous "Here Comes The Sun". He was on a trip in Hawaii watching a beautiful sunset when he turned around and was left in awe of the mesmerizing moon appearing in the night sky.

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VBXx8 TIL The bones of the fallen soldiers at Waterloo were exhumed from mass graves, ground down into bone-meal and used in the production of sugar at nearby sugar manufacturing plants. Also bones of the fallen were commonly ground into bone-meal and used as fertilizer.
nNAb TIL Archaeologists found the other half of the Mayan calendar in May
e5jD TIL David Schwimmer was offered the role of J in Men in Black, but turned it down to star in a Gwyneth Paltrow film, saying “This is an opportunity to grow rather than go for the quick cash.” That movie was panned by critics and audiences.
xVV7 TIL that if you type in “Gay Pride” into Google, colourful bunting is shown below the search bar!
BeAL TIL a designer of the Titanic was on board when it sank. His original design included features such as a double hull, more water-tight compartments, and twice as many lifeboats but they were overruled. He spent his last moments trying to evacuate passengers, and his body was never recovered.