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TIL: Black Sabbath, the band credited with releasing the first Heavy Metal album, got the idea to create "scary music" after realizing people pay money to watch horror films and visit haunted houses.

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ZKE4 TIL that George Lucas trademarked the word “Droid” and Motorola had to pay him for every phone sold under this moniker.
9YjoB TIL about The Battle of the Frogs. The loud croaking of thousands of fighting bullfrogs was heard in a pond in Windham, CT, USA. The sound caused citizens to panic and assume that Windham was under attack, some of them mistaking the croaks for shouted words, the beating of drums, or Armageddon.
5Y5k9 TIL that Catalonia has declared independence four times in history, the first time in 1641.
0wQap TIL before the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant struggled financially after leaving the military to start a family, working in fields with his wife's family's slaves which was uncommon, but after acquiring a slave, William Jones, he gave him his freedom unconditionally instead of selling him for profit.
6EG8l TIL the current most senior member of the White House is the Director of Communications, a 29 year old woman who had no prior experience in politics prior to the post she currently holds.