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TIL the song I only knew as the "Austin Powers Theme" was actually "Soul Bossa Nova" composed by Quincy Jones in 1962

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xVXD5 TIL that Frank Sinatra's acceptance speech for a Legend Award at the 1994 Grammys was cut short due to commercial breaks. In response, Billy Joel stopped halfway through his performance of 'The River of Dreams' later on, simply looking at his watch and saying 'valuable advertising time going by...'
NOLM TIL That a man who ran a Chevy dealership by himself for 50 years had some 500 cars in storage from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that just sat, one of which had just over 1 mile on the odometer. They sold most of the cars for $2.8m at auction.
wEX6 TIL You can pay $65 to register your dog as an “Emotional Support Animal.” Then no landlord can turn you down.
8aMoK TIL that the majority of creepy sounds that you hear in horror movies are made by a unique instrument called a waterphone.
VBmp TIL Soviet forces raped 1/3rd of all German women living in Berlin during World War II