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TIL Carole King wrote the song "You've Got a Friend" in response to James Taylor's "Fire and Rain", specifically the line "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend."

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Zr1D TIL Vladimir the Great of Russia was confronted with the choice of converting Russia to Christianity or to Islam. He eventually chose Christianity, because of Islamic teaching on alcohol, saying, “Drinking is the joy of all Rus’. We cannot exist without that pleasure.”
5jx9 TIL when a Long Island woman accidentally threw away an envelope with $5000 cash intended for her mortgage, sanitation workers sifted through tons of trash until they found it. They refused to accept a reward.
VMZoD TIL: Jack Black's first TV role was in a commercial for the game PitFall at age 13
PNbG TIL the United States Airforce provides the use of GPS signals free of charge to the entire world.
p8BvZ TIL Vegetarians were found to be twice as likely to suffer from depression than the general population. Among possible causes, diets low in B-12, too much Omega-6 which is linked to mental health issues, and higher amounts of phytoestrogens due to soy based diets.