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TIL Celine Dion hated “My Heart Will Go On” on first listen. Her husband convinced her to record a demo & she “wanted to choke” him for committing her. She recorded the demo in 1 take on a day she didn’t feel good. Everyone in the studio was “getting chills.” That demo track ended up in the movie.

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rRm70 TIL a medieval English recipe was found to cure MRSA, an infection characterized by a resistance to antibiotics. It consists of wine, garlic, leek, and oxgall standing in a brass vessel for nine days. Each step "was crucial for its efficacy".
6YJQ TIL India’s “Go Air” airline only hires female flight attendants because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel.
8mdb TIL that humans are the best on the planet when it comes to long distance running. We can outrun every other animal and run in conditions no other animals can run in.
pYElZ TIL that the inland free-tailed bat can survive the most extreme range of body temperatures of any mammal known, ranging from 3.3 °C (37.9 °F) to 45.8 °C (114.4 °F).
9wdX TIL The Shining is the 2nd highest ranked movie for both Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson on IMDB (#45 all-time), yet was nominated for no Oscars or Golden Globes and was nominated for two Razzies, including Worst Director.