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TIL that the James Taylor song “Suite for 20 G” was so named because Taylor was promised $20,000 once the album was delivered. With one more song needed to finish the album, he strung together three unfinished songs into a “suite,” ensuring his payment.

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57rn TIL that there is a sexually transmittable cancer among dogs in which the tumour cells are passed from dog to dog during copulation.
MeBpB TIL about Makgeolli, also referred to as takju (meaning ‘cloudy alcohol’), is a Korean fermented rice wine. It is traditionally made with three ingredients: rice, Korean fermentation starter called nuruk and water. Unpasteurized, it contains high concentrations of nutrients, probiotics, and enzymes.
YpMMA TIL that James Jamerson, regarded as the greatest electronic bass player ever, recorded Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, while being flat on his back as he was too intoxicated to stand upright. He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s.
nWdk7 TIL Paul Newman started his own salad dressing back in 1982. He would then go on to donate 100% of the company’s profits to multiple charities.
YpKbv TIL that all vodka is pretty much the same, and that Smirnoff beat all the expensive brands in a blind taste test