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TIL Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” was recorded just two days before Redding died in a plane crash. The iconic whistling at the end of the track was the result of Redding forgetting the lyrics he had written for that part.

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rRAm1 TIL to become the Singaporean President you must have held a government office position for at least three years, must not be a member of a political party at time of nomination, and a part of a racial group that has been unrepresented for at least 5 years among other things.
Eg59o TIL: about the Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919. It officially ended World War I and imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany, reshaping Europe’s political landscape and setting the stage for future conflicts
8DMG TIL Ulysses S. Grant’s administration was plagued with corruption and scandal due to nepotism, favoritism, and the unprecedented way he ran his cabinet resulting in Black Friday (1869) and Whiskey Ring (1875)
yP7M TIL Clint Eastwood was discussed for the role of Two-Face in the 1960s Batman television series. However the character was cut for being “too gruesome and too violent” for the “kid-friendly” attitude that surrounded the show.
V9Dk TIL Russia is rapidly depleting its Reserve Fund and is expected to run out of cash in 2017. The fund contained $91.7 Billion at the end of 2014 and contained $32.2 Billion as of September, 2016. The drawdown is largely due to oil prices that continue to lag budgeted targets.