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TIL Simple Minds initially rejected recording what would become their biggest hit “Don’t You Forget About Me”. Lead singer Kerr said, “We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids” (‘The Breakfast Club’ film the song was written for). Billy Idol had also passed up on recording the song.

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wLDjJ TIL that theres an island off the east coast (near Washington DC) where the residents have unique British American accents, that are similar to Americas first settlers and founders. The accent is in danger of disappearing, because the island is sinking into the ocean
b6B07 TIL the “up” in 7up used to be Lithium
xVrJo TIL that the distance of the great wall is almost double the distance between the US and China
JbMv TIL: “Doctors can use the foreskins of circumcised infants to grow skin for burn victims. Just one foreskin can create 23,000 square meters of skin”
Nx66 Til a Bugatti Veyron at top speed for a minute will take 47000 liters of air, as much as you breathe in 4 days