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TIL just two of Dolly Parton’s songs (“Jolene” and “9 to 5”) gross about $6 million to $8 million per year in royalties

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MexGW TIL owls and crows instinctively hate one another, even if they've had no prior exposure. If crows see an owl out in daylight, they try to kill it.
9la6 TIL there are ancient Asian shipwrecks in Washington state. Bonus TIL: When explorers travelled the Columbia River, they found Japanese sailors
5g6D TIL The Soviets would not only kill political enemies, but would also alter photos containing them, as if to erase them from history.
1aw7V TIL a British scientist rode a bike fitted with an ultrasonic distance sensor to see how closely cars would pass him. He found that cars gave him about 6 inches more space when he was wearing a wig so that drivers passing from behind would think he was a woman.
X4wQ TIL in the final episode of the cartoon Tom & Jerry,both Tom and Jerry commit suicide