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TIL Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" was not hers but Prince's, and he was miffed by the legal allowances for nonconsensual music covers in the industry

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69Ylw TIL that it is “prima donna” not “pre-Madonna” and thought it was always talking about someone who is an up-and-coming star (from NYT Mini Crossword)
0w6Mv TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.
oa1A TIL - Starting with an old cell phone a friend gave him, a 17-year-old used Craigslist to trade up 14 times over two years and eventually end up with a Porsche Boxster
R7Wbl TIL Sicilian feline, Vituzzo (aka Vito), is the first Italian cat to get prosthetic legs. After his hind legs were crushed by a car in Milan and had to be amputated, he got permanent leg implants spring-loaded with joints. (This comes on the heels of British cat Oscar, the 1st ever bionic cat).
kOjQe TIL Robin Williams improvised 16 hours of material for the Genie. The Animators adjusted the animations to his voice-performance.