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TIL: Let It Be by the Beatles was actually about Paul's mother, and not the Virgin Mary

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4XPQR TIL that baker's yeast, used in making bread, is a single-cell microorganism found on and around the human body
Oj97 TIL: Pedophiles have symbols they use to identify each other. A big hollow heart, with little triangles inside for boys, hearts for girls.
jNZGM TIL Sean Connery was offered was 15% of worldwide box office receipts to play Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, but turned it down for "not understanding the script." The deal would have been worth about $400 million.
Rj67 TIL that during The Great War Britain ran out of binoculars, so they turned to the leading manufacturer of optics to buy them: Germany. In turn Germany bought from Britain what they most needed: rubber.
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