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TIL That in 1984 Micheal Jackson Owned Half The Rights Of The Beatles Back Catalog Giving Him 50% Of All Royaltys Over Sir Paul Mccartney Who Still Had To Pay MJ To Even Perform Them Untill 2013.

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