› added 7 years ago

114

TIL that Elvis Presley wanted to record “I will always love you”, but Dolly Parton turned him down because she refused to give up half the publishing rights.

Read more cmt.com

via ift.tt

vkaj TIL America’s first female self-made millionaire was a black woman
Brevx TIL there's a spider that can bridge lines over a river spanning up to 25 metres (82 ft).
A8Vd TIL that there is only one country where a Coca-Cola owned brand is not the best selling soft drink. That country is Scotland, where the most popular soft drink is Irn-Bru.
4kdb6 TIL: In the early 1800s, a Norwegian Fisherman when denied alcohol carried a 371kg stone to block the shop's doorway.
Nx9J TIL christian rip-off products are a huge market in the US, selling $4.6Billion worth of merchandise