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TIL Warren Zevon's famous "Werewolves of London" was the product of Phil Everly jokingly telling Zevon to adapt the title of the film Werewolf of London into a song and dance craze. Zevon and others wrote the song in 15 minutes

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7ryMp TIL the idiom "a few bad apples" is actually "a few bad apples spoil the whole barrel" and refers to the fact that even if the majority of a group of people are 'good', if there are a few 'bad' or 'corrupt' people in the group, it invalidates everything else.
mQnR TIL Marlon Brando spent part of his last years developing tension devices for drum heads, and holds several patents in his name.
8PXZ TIL that when you are on social security in Germany, the government has to pay for your internet connection, because it is seen as a basic human right
awJ4J TIL the longest UN speech in history was delivered by Indian Defense Minister Krishna Menon in 1957. Defending India's stand on Kashmir, the speech lasted eight hours and ended with his collapse and hospitalization due to exhaustion
Z8kPa TIL that Courland (located in present day Latvia) briefly colonized the island of Tobago in the Caribbeans, making it the only Baltic colony in the Americas.