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TIL Tom Jones originally sang "Roll Back the Rock" in the animated film "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story", but his record company didn't want it coming out, so his version was shelved and was replaced with Little Richard. You can find Jones's version on YouTube.

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ADJPn TIL of the Pelton Wheel, a more efficient water wheel, 1st used during the California Gold Rush. The wheel extracts energy from the impulse of moving water shooting into a split concave bucket, as opposed to water's dead weight like the traditional overshot water wheel.
WkQgB TIL Margaret Thatcher said in 1973 that she didn't think there would be a woman Prime Minister in her lifetime. Six years later, she became the Prime Minister.
78E6b TIL: There is a pastry known as Cassatella di sant'Agata, or as translated, Saint Agatha's Breasts. It was named after Agatha who was tortured by having her breasts cut off. They are round shaped sweets made with sponge cake, soaked in rosolio, and filled with cheese, chocolate, and candied fruit.
n04W TIL Stephen King’s considers his first novel is, “The Long Walk.” It’s about 100 boys in a grueling walking contest where the winner is the last one to survive a never ending walk.
BXWk TIL remains found in a peat bog in Florida in 1982 are over 8000 years old - predating the Pyramids by 3500 years.