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TIL that Elvis's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, came up with "I hate Elvis" badges to earn money from his detractors. Elvis and Parker directly profited off their haters.

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GApV5 TIL: Contrary to the popular belief, alligators are excellent climbers able to climb trees, over fences, and even stairs. Alligators can also jump 6 feet out of water and sprint at 20 mph.
Y7m6B TIL until their deaths, two men claimed they wrote "Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms, the singer, and Hank Garland, the guitarist. Both said they rewrote the original (bad) song by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe and turned it into a hit. But only Beal and Boothe got writing credits and royalties for it.
wOOM TIL There are types of contact lenses worn only during sleep that reshape your cornea. After taking them out in the morning, your vision is as good as it would be while normally wearing contacts or glasses. Studies also suggest the lenses slow or stop myopic progression in children.
AERg TIL that Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” is possibly the biggest fuck you to Catholic church. Background figures and shapes portrayed behind the figure of God resemble the anatomical structure of human brain. Which signifies that human brain is behind the myth of creation.
Gy55 TIL: smoking a pack a day in New York state costs almost $450 a month or $5300 a year.