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TIL Leon Russell played piano on ‘Monster Mash’

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VBNdp TIL that in Victorian England, the novel "Trilby" became so popular that "Trilby-mania" took over society, with themed products like dolls, clothing, sausages, and foot-shaped ice creams.
4XbMR TIL that there is no clear meaning behind the title of Umberto Eco's debut novel, "The Name of the Rose". Eco himself once stated that his intention was to find a "totally neutral title", and "because the rose is a symbolic figure so rich in meanings that by now it hardly has any meaning left".
xolD TIL that under UK law, a woman cannot commit rape.
J1mwB TIL of the Battle of B-R5RB, fought in the game Eve Online. One of the the largest player-versus-player battles in gaming history, the in-game cost of the losses totaled an estimated real-world value of $300,000 to $330,000
Mr5B TIL that at his maximum strength, a full out punch from Superman wouldn’t hit you before it would cause nuclear fusion in the air. Resulting in a 45 megaton explosion and a particle beam shooting straight out from his fist.