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TIL that Billy Preston is the only musician, other than one of the Beatles, to be given a credit on a Beatles recording.

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l70pG TIL a 2017 study published in the Journal of Food Research found that blowing out the candles on a birthday cake resulted in a 1400% increase in bacteria on the frosting.
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awXlJ TIL about Neil Harbisson, a man who has an antenna permanency attached/implanted into his skull, which allows him to feel colors, receive data from the internet and satellites, and much more. He is considered the world's first cyborg.
9YlLB TIL that Michael Connor Humphreys, who played Forest Gump as teenager, was initially supposed to learn how to talk like Tom Hanks. Hearing this, Hanks sat down with Humphreys and decided that he would talk in Humphreys Mississippi accent instead. He still has tapes of him and Humphreys practicing.
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