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TIL that george harrinson got the first number one hit with " my sweet lord" in december 1970, then mccartney with "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” in September 1971, then ringo with "Photograph” in November 1973 and finally john with "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” feat. Elton John november 1974

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ExxV TIL the Montreal style bagel is smaller, sweeter and denser than the New York (or Brooklyn) style bagel and has a larger hole. It contains malt, but no sugar or salt (unlike the New York style) and is boiled in honey-sweetened water before being baked in a wood-fired oven.
xnWD TIL: When clasped by a predator, the spiny mouse is able to shed its skin, sometimes losing up to 60 percent of it’s skin in a single slough to escape. It can then regrow it over the course of a few days. It is the only known mammal to practice Autotomy, or self amputation.
Y9PZ TIL the difference between hawks and falcons is hawks kill their prey with their feet, while falcons kill using a “tooth” on the side of their beaks.
bpbj TIL the Pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves, but by paid workers from poor Egyptian families in the North and South.
ZpZjB TIL Over 35,000 Children Receive Emergency Room Treatment Each Year from Bunk Bed Associated Injuries.