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TIL former NBA star, Dr. Shaquille O'Neal, owns 10% of all ‘Five Guys Burgers’ restaurants in the US

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9ArX TIL that Vanilla Ice originally released “Ice Ice Baby” as a B-Side to his first single, “Play That Funky Music.” The song did not do well, but a DJ in Columbus, GA accidentally played the B-Side giving birth to the mainstream success.
p8QGp TIL a then unknown Bob Dylan starred in the television play “Madhouse on Castle Street” on the BBC in 1963. It was later junked and no copies have survived. It is considered a lost artwork.
OGnl6 TIL: Shakespeare's parents were illiterate. It’s quite likely that John and Mary Shakespeare never learned to read or write, John was known to sign his name with an X.
85GX TIL Springsteen’s Born In The USA was about the harmful effects of the Vietnam War on Americans and the treatment of Vietnam veterans upon their return home.
womE6 TIL that in 2018, Swaziland changed its name to Eswatini, and this was partially to prevent confusion with Switzerland.