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TIL because Kid Rock refused to sell his music on iTunes until 2012, his 2008 hit "All Summer Long" was out-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 by an instrumental cover from the karaoke company Hit Masters (the songs peaked at #23 and #19, respectively).

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Yp8yv TIL that within London (UK) there is a small place called 'The City of London', with its own separate government, laws and police force. Ceremonially, the 'Lord Mayor of The City of London' (different from London's own mayor) will surrender the city's sword sword to the Queen, should she enter.
ZnXv TIL Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis was stolen during his autopsy and given to a priest in Corsica. In 1977, a urologist purchased it for $3,000 and kept it under his bed for 30 years until he died. The urologist’s daughter inherited the penis and has fielded at least one $100,000 offer.
E8ko TIL Saddam Hussein, former dictator of Iraq, wrote a romance novel.
9YZOD TIL Toy Story lost the 1996 Kids' Choice Awards to Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
8eeab TIL one of the original dwarves in Disney’s Snow White was named “Deafy” whose primary trait was misunderstanding others. This idea was later jettisoned in favor of “Sneezy”.