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TIL - Shuki Levy & Haim Saban composed hundreds of famous themes (e.g. Inspector Gadget, M.A.S.K., He-Man, She-Ra). Many of them were ghostwritten by other composers, in order to gain control of publishing rights and music royalty revenue. Ten composers threatened to sue and settled out of court.

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xV4bw TIL the fastest RC flying machines are gliders that use a technique called 'Dynamic Soaring'. They can get up to 545 mph.
JYZrQ TIL the cover of the Arctic Monkeys album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," was criticised by Laurence Gruer of NHS Scotland for its image of a man smoking. The band's product manager retorted, "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good."
wonyP TIL in 1987, three unidentified individuals hijacked two Chicago television signals wearing a Max Headroom mask. Where the man was seen and heard uttering garbled remarks before dropping his pants, partially exposing his buttocks, and was then spanked with a flyswatter by a woman.
w64M TIL There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades. Native hitchhikers, mostly women, tend to go missing without explanation along a 800km stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears. Many think it is caused predominantly by 1-2 unknown serial killers.
b9vlZ TIL that Glenn Shadix, the actor who played Otho in Beetlejuice, was subjected to “ex gay” electrical shock treatments when he came out to his parent. When this failed to change his orientation, he attempted suicide and survived a 3 day coma. After the incident, his parents accept ed his sexuality.