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TIL John Lennon's song, "Because," is based on Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"

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epWXn TIL according to Ojibwe folklore, Red Lake in Minnesota was formed after Paul Bunyan was slapped by a native hero in the face with a fish so hard that he fell butt-first to the ground and left an imprint
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vP6gD TIL The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Was Distributed Through a Mafia-Owned Film Company
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