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TIL Eric Carmen stole the music from Rachmaninoff for his hit "All By Myself" and the Rachmaninoff estate made him pay for it.

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ovw7 TIL… That over 35% of Russians would vote for Stalin if he were still alive.
YpKl7 TIL the Cookie Monster has a real name. It`s Sid.
wWmJ TIL that a study estimated that pharmaceutical companies spend more money on advertising than they do on research and development.
GAVGG TIL in 1990, Sam Wyche who was the coach of the Cincinnati Bengals barred a female reporter from the locker room saying he didn't want her to see his players naked. He was fined $27,000, which at the time was the largest fine ever given to an NFL coach.
vDdj TIL in 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.