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TIL Rick Astley has only earned 12 bucks from YouTube in royalties.

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gbjW TIL Andrew jackson’s opponents called him a jackass, so he adopted the name and used it as his own campaign symbol. It eventually became the symbol for the entire democratic party.
w0yY TIL Disney execs were at first confused by Depp’s portrayal of Jack Sparrow. The CEO Michael Eisner stated “He’s ruining the film!” Depp’s response was “Look, these are the choices I made. You know my work. So either trust me or give me the boot.” His performance went on to be universally praised.
JYb04 TIL That Broadway Street was called the Wickquasgeck trail in the Native American era.
5YmkR TIL The youngest Nike sponsored athlete in the world is 11 year old girl who is surfer and skateboarder Sky Brown
KOMdQ TIL Anatoly Moskvin, a Russian necropolist, was arrested in 2011 for having the mummified remains of 26 young girls in his apartment. His parents, who shared an apartment with him, confused them for large dolls as he had dressed them up and mummified them himself.