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TIL Pandora (internet radio) didn’t pay its 50 employees at all for two years from 2002-2004

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m1wyy TIL that when adjusted for monetary inflation, "Gone witth the Wind" is still the highest-grossing film in history.
rdmy TIL That John Hughes shot The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off back to back to save money. He also used the same crew and sets, including the high school with the same posters on the walls.
8eNvZ TIL The Copocabana in Barry Manilow's song is actually in New York. It is over 2000km north of Havana.
6Zy7 TIL: There is no scientific data that shows Alcoholics Anonymous is effective and many addiction researchers think the AA model of abstinence from alcohol can increase the likelihood of binge drinking
VBpb8 TIL the first African-American automotive company was owned by Frederick Douglass Patterson, who was also the first Black football player at Ohio State University. Frederick was the son of a carriage maker and blacksmith. He transformed his fathers carriage making company into a automotive company.