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TIL that 1989’s “Batman” soundtrack album was mainly composed by Prince, and is considered to be his 11th studio album, but since Prince had to agree to sign the publishing rights over to Warner Bros, none of the high-charting “Batman” songs appear on future hits compilations.

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WyW9 TIL that in “the Big Lebowski,” actor Jeff Bridges says the word “man” 147 times. That’s about 1.5 times per minute
oB4W7 TIL MIT researchers were able to capture sound from a soundless video of a chip bag using a high FPS camera recording. All sound causes objects to vibrate and using advanced software, they were able to match the vibrations shown in the chip bag to the respective audio frequencies.
bab4 TIL that in 2006, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia launched a $1.2 million program to retrain prostitutes as nursing-home caregivers. A supporter explained they had “good people skills, aren’t easily disgusted, and have zero fear of physical contact.”
6EmN8 TIL Claus von Bülow was the personal assistant of J. Paul Getty in the 1950s and 1960s
8exka TIL the opposite of jealousy is compersion