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TIL The former Iranian president has returned to his original profession, teaching and now takes the bus to work every day

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9w6Er TIL the song title "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly came about when vocalist Doug Ingle wrote the song while drunk, and when he played it for drummer Ron Bushy, his drunken slurring caused the words "in the Garden of Eden" to be interpreted as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Bushy.
7rmDZ TIL Work on the Jeddah Tower stalled in 2018, less than one quarter of the way through the 1,000 metre high Saudi Arabian project. It was envisioned for completion in 2020 as the world’s tallest tower
xZ7w TIL The real sword in the stone exists and is in Italy.
Me9YV TIL before the invention of the at home Pregnancy test in the 70s, doctors would inject a woman’s urine into rats and if the rat had ovulated, it was the sign of a positive pregnancy test
5VDWR TIL Andre the Giant and Haystacks Calhoun once went to an all-you-can-eat restaurant together