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TIL Eric Clapton wrote "Layla" after reading Nizami Ganjavi's poem - "Layla and Majnun"

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1aoGV TIL The term "goose" is properly used for a female bird, while "gander" refers specifically to a male. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. A group on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.
j6kLX TIL with 1,100 Dunkin' locations in Massachusetts, there are two Dunkin' stores across the street from each other in Revere, Massachusetts.
vWAK TIL that the guy who was arrested for shooting down a $1800 drone that was hovering over his sunbathing daughter, later had charges dismissed, and later suits denied.
XEJ08 TIL a teenage cheerleader’s mom tried to hire a hitman to kill her daughter’s cheerleading rival’s mother. She thought if her mom was killed, she would be too sad to cheerlead. The man she “hired” was working for the cops.
Pj1J TIL that the Mad Max Fury Road stunt doubles for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron both met on set and are now married with a 14-month old son