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TIL that singer Chris Brown appeared in court in 2012 with his lawyer regarding his probation after assaulting Rihanna. Brown attempted to address the court but was interrupted by his lawyer, who said “I don’t dance; you don’t talk.”

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PY6Og TIL about the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its impact on the music industry. After it was passed, 4 music conglomerates bought up all the indie hip hop labels and made the music less about art and social change and more about crime and violence.
8xPZ TIL of the 2003 Iranian film, Crimson Gold. The lead role of a suicidal, schizophrenic pizza delivery man was played by an actual paranoid schizophrenic pizza delivery man, who had never acted before. The film was banned in Iran for being “too dark”.
LQM4p TIL that the line "they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night" in Bruce Springsteen's classic hit song "Atlantic City" is in reference to slain Philadelphia mob boss Phillip "Chicken Man" Testa. Testa was assassinated by his own underboss Peter Casella, using a nail bomb as the weapon.
V61B TIL that Woody Allen’s Oscar-winning script, “Midnight in Paris,” began as just a title he liked for a film. So, rather than coming up with a title for a written film, he wrote the film only after coming up with the title; it took several months for the film’s idea to come to him and fit the title.
X6D TIL During the battle for Iwo Jima, a 17 year old Marine jumped on top of two grenades to protect his comrades. He survived both explosions.