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TIL that when recording the song "Giorgio by Moroder", Daft Punk used three different mics to capture Giorgio's monologue, each one from a different decade. The recording switches to the corresponding mic when Giorgio recounts that part of his life.

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MelP0 TIL about Mohamed Bishr, an Egyptian man who was repeatedly kidnapped by gangs who planned to use him as a Saddam Hussein lookalike in porn films. The gangs had planned to pass the films off as "found footage" and sell them to international media.
Meba TIL Space Camp has an Adult Program
J7Jv TIL the Canadian Flag has become a symbol of quality in Somalia after Canada sent a shipment of genuine Toyota small trucks there. Apparently someone had been producing low-quality knock-off trucks. People have even started getting the flag as a tattoo there.
MejNV TIL about hypnagogia, the transition between wakefulness and sleep during which many hallucinations can occur, including the sensation of being bigger/smaller than yourself, floating, or falling.
9wgBX TIL Thai names are long and complex because each family has a unique surname restricted by blood, and descriptive first names are believed to have spiritual advantages. In parallel, Thais also have short nicknames that are not derived from their legal names.