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TIL that the Arctic Monkeys' song "I Wanna Be Yours" is based on the poem of the same name by John Cooper Clarke, which was originally published in 1982 on his album Zip Style Method. The song appears on the Arctic Monkeys' 2013 album AM.

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oRNEL TIL, 14-year-old Caleb Rebh accidentally choked himself to death while working as a scare actor after he had tied a noose around his neck to appear more scarier. While Caleb was struggling to untie the rope from his neck, no one helped him because they thought he was acting.
BLDW TIL The USA is one of the only countries in the world that has no paid benefits for maternity leave.
0w9Yp TIL that London 2012 organisers approached the band manager of The Who to ask if Keith Moon could play at the Olympics ceremony. Keith Moon passed away in 1978
x6ybb TIL that in 1941, a Greek man jumped off the Acropolis to prevent the Nazis from dishonoring the Greek Flag.
4kn5J TIL: Louis St. Laurent, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada, had a lifespan that overlapped with the lives of every single other Canadian PM, from Sir. John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau.