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TIL Carl Sagan wanted to include “Here Comes the Sun” on a message to aliens, but the record company was scared of extraterrestrial copyright infringement.

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nWooo TIL the author of the Gesta Hungarorum, "The Deeds of the Hungarians" - the oldest history about Hungarians written by a Hungarian at some point in the early 13th century - is known only as "P" and "Anonymus". This "Anonymus" writer worked in King Béla's court (likely Béla III).
a8DKb TIL Exposure to neighborhood violence has also been found to prospectively predict high levels of peer-rated aggression for children living in impoverished communities
rNLre TIL that Oprah Winfrey’s birth name was Orpah, named after a woman from the Bible, but nobody could pronounce it right, so it became Oprah.
5YEKD TIL A&W's 1/3 pound burger didn't sell well against 1/4 pound competition because many incorrectly believed 1/4 was more than 1/3
VMZNG TIL the Irish proverb "Níl aon tóin tinn mar do thóin tinn féin", which is play on the traditional "Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin" (There's no place like home), and translates as "There's no sore arse like your own sore arse".