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TIL Avatar (2009) was intended to have a different OST, to reflect alien cultures, and instead was replaced with more generic music after director James Cameron thought it sounded "too alien".

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W7wRY TIL that when Michael Jackshon died, he was deeply in debt. This was due to dwindling income from not touring in 12 years, while continuing to live the same expensive lifestyle. One forensic analyst estimated that he spent between $20 to $30 million more per year than he was earning.
w6L6 TIL Australian morning show host Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit for a year to highlight the sexist treatment his female co-hosts were receiving
DdOr TIL an Area 51 researcher claims that the “aliens” that allegedly crash-landed there were WWII POW’s who were being experimented on to study the risks of space exploration on the human body and that the images of aliens are, therefore, derived from that of humans whose bodies were destroyed.
LQZZ TIL There is a pirate ‘stock exchange’ in Somalia where locals can invest in pirate gangs planning hijacking missions
oXJW TIL President Lincoln loved cats and once had them eat at the White House dining table during a formal dinner.