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TIL the charity single "That's What Friends Are For" sung by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift.

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GYrpN TIL that Israel drops "warning bombs" on Gaza prior to dropping actual bombs.
VBpL0 TIL between 1948 and 1950, occupied germany had no national anthem and so in many official and sporting events it was used a satirical carnival song instead, many officials from other countries stood up thinking it was the anthem. Some allies briefly feared the song was a call for revanchism.
WDGN TIL that the US now uses less water than it did in 1970
GYyrJ TIL Paul McCartney says he saw a tv show which claimed Penny Lane featured 9 simultaneous piano parts, while he remembered there being only 1. He was inspired by the show to overlay multiple instruments in his latest songs.
GkZ5 TIL nuclear power accounts for 78% of France’s electricity production.