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TIL Paul Anka wrote "My Way" for Frank Sinatra because Frank told him he was retiring from the music industry.

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x96b TIL that in China, 40% of engineers are women, and in the former USSR, women accounted for 58% of the engineering workforce.

gkvX TIL that for 5 years Websters Dictionary accidentally included a word that didn’t exist: “Dord”

4gkJ TIL that in many countries Election Day is either on a Sunday or is considered a National Holiday, allowing for higher voter participation.

KMgR TIL The hair of some cancer patients treated with chemotherapy can grow back in a different colour, and sometimes even be curly or straight.

gNMy TIL Coca-Cola released a drink, Tab Clear, with the sole intention to be marketed so bad, that people wouldn’t want to drink it, in an attempt to ruin sales of Pepsico’s equivalent, Crystal Pepsi, by comparison. It worked.