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TIL after writing the main riff of Seven Nation Army, Jack White planned to save it in case he was ever asked to write a James Bond theme. Deciding this was unlikely to happen, he recorded the song anyways. Five years later, he was asked to write the theme song for the Bond film Quantum of Solace.

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AN6mn TIL George Washington is the only U.S. president elected as an independent to date. Washington opposed the development of political parties.
QJL96 TIL the dinosaurs are only on screen for 15 minutes in the original Jurassic Park film.
N751b TIL that Liberal, Missouri was founded as an atheist utopia. Residents published recruitment ads claiming "it was the only town of its size in the US without a priest, preacher, church, saloon, God, Jesus, Hell, or Devil." The founder, George Walser, later converted to Christianity.
mxX4p TIL married men make 10 to 20% more money on average than men who choose to stay single their entire lives.
O8lR TIL that of 1763 recorded wars, only 123 (7%) of them had a religious cause.