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TIL that Hans Zimmer for the film Interstellar composed some of the score in specific BPM (Beats per minute) to match the time of each planet they were on.

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4k6ng TIL Groucho Marx was back in vogue in 1972, and performed at Carnegie Hall, where he reminisced of his nearly 70 years in show biz. A double album record was remarkably successful, Grammy nominated, and placed in the Library of Congress. His accompanist was an then unknown Marvin Hamlisch.
MJpa TIL that in 1885, Edison offered Tesla $50,000 for redesigning his company’s DC generators. After months of work, Tesla inquired about the payment. Edison said he was only joking, replying, “Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.” Tesla quit his job shortly after.
nemjP TIL in Aztec mythology, giving birth was seen as a woman's battle with the gods to win her child's life. Mothers who succeeded were celebrated, while women who died in childbirth were thought to become vampiric monsters called Cihuateteo, which stole other women's children.
epWEk TIL the company that makes ‘Baby Ruth’ candy sued Babe Ruth for company infringement when he tried to create his own candy company. They claimed it was named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Ruth, who had died 17 years before the candy hit the market. Babe Ruth lost the suit.
J1nnl TIL - Rudolph the red nose reindeer there was a storyline about Yukon Cornelius finding a peppermint mine which would be deleted. In the special, you can still see Cornelius licking his pickaxe, but without mention of the peppermint mind viewers are left to wonder why exactly he’s doing that.