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TIL A horse can be up to 15 horsepower

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epaag TIL that Barry Manilow didn't write his huge 1977 hit "I Write the Songs". It was actually a cover of a song first recorded by The Captain and Tenille, written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys.
gMmX4 TIL that finger monkeys are capable of turning their heads at an angle of 180 degrees, showing no signs of difficulty
7r49b TIL that pop culture gargoyles have been used to repair and replace decaying carvings on cathedrals, including the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., which added a bust of Darth Vader in the 1980s, the contest-winning entry from Christopher Rader, a 13-year-old kid from Nebraska.
aw6PM TIL Jóhann Jóhannsson had spent a year writing the score for Darren Aronofsky's "Mother" and at some point realized that the film was better with no music at all. He convinced Darren to delete everything.
ooYY TIL Both Tom Hanks & George Clooney are related to Abraham Lincoln