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TIL Tug of War was once an Olympic sport

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GALaG TIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.
bMp9 TIL that “The shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village’s two pubs.”
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neDRr TIL that William Shatner did a spoken word cover of Golden Earring's Twilight Zone
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