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TIL That “Something” by the Beatles, and “Layla” by Eric Clapton are both about the same woman.

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nexpd TIL That Outback Steakhouse was created by 4 Americans and the only genuine Australian food they serve is the alcohol
MnKK TIL that in the 18th century John Harrison claimed that he could build a clock to keep time to within a second over 100 days; it triggered widespread ridicule at his time. The clock had been built to his exact specifications in 2015; it was declared the “most accurate mechanical clock”
0wkWR TIL of Kevin Carter. A member of the Bang-Bang Club, photographers who chronicled apartheid-­era South Africa. He took the “starving child and vulture” pic. He won the Pulitzer for the pic and soon after took his life, writing, “I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings, corpses, anger & pain.”
D17NP TIL that Charles Darwin was one of the first people to come up with the idea of putting wheels on his office chair, so that he could work faster
v1oxr TIL the actor who played George Mcfly rejected the role for Part II of the series because of the script. Jeffery Weissman was hired and using a face mold made in the first movie and prosthetics were able to recreate the original actors likeness resulting in a law suit against the company.