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TIL Celin Dion recorded My Heart Will Go On in one take and the version we've all heard and went #1 across the globe is essentially a demo.

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VB77G TIL Japan’s “proof of parking” rule is a regulation requiring car owners to provide proof of a designated parking space before registering or purchasing a car.
Z8y9B TIL that when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, they left behind a white pouch containing a silicon disc slightly bigger than a silver dollar. Inscribed in microscopic font on the disc are 73 messages, each from a different country, expressing wishes of goodwill and peace.
gMxxb TIL that when quirky theatrical producer David Merrick got bad reviews for his 1961 musical, he found 7 random denizens of New York with names identical to those of 7 top theatre critics. He asked the civilians to talk ecstatically of the musical, then published an ad with their praises and names.
VB454 TIL The world’s largest Chocolate Easter egg was created in Italy in 2011. It stood over 34 feet tall and weighed more than 15,000 pounds—even taller than a giraffe. It was made entirely of chocolate and set a Guinness World Record for the tallest chocolate Easter egg ever made
Z8KK4 TIL, in 1969, police raided George Harrison's house and arrested him when they claimed to have found a large piece of hashish in one of Harrison’s shoes. Harrison proclaimed his innocence, saying, "I’m a tidy man. I keep my socks in the sock drawer and stash in the stash box. It’s not mine."