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TIL Alabama Song, made famous by the Doors, was originally written as a poem by Bertolt Brecht in 1925.

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v1kd4 TIL Sir Francis Drake was considered a hero in England with Queen Elizabeth I awarding him knighthood in 1581. However, the Spanish considered him a pirate. King Philip II once offered a reward of 20,000 ducats ($8 million USD) for his capture or death.
9w4yD TIL: Animals who inherit money from their owners are subject to pay death taxes just like everyone else
gMeKD TIL In 1814 in London, the brewing vats in a brewery burst, releasing 580k to 1.4m litres of beer onto slum dwellings. Eight people were killed, five of them mourners at the wake of a two-year-old boy. The brewery almost went bankrupt but was saved when they received a rebate for the lost beer.
LQQv TIL Sand doesn’t stick to beach volleyball players because its size is regulated by the International Volleyball Federation.
gOQ8 Today I Learned that a man thinks he traveled to another dimension where The Beatles never broke up. Here’s the story and the supposed songs he brought back.