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TIL that the Beach Boys' song "Never Learn Not to Love" started as a demo written for the band by Charles Manson titled "Cease To Exist". Manson was not credited as a songwriter due to the fact that he "exchanged his official writing credit for a sum of cash and a motorcycle".

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R5x8l TIL John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, not only planted appleseed everywhere he went. He built entire nurseries, including protective fences to deter wildlife. The nurseries were left in the hands of neighbors, who were allowed to profit from the trees, and he would return to tend the trees yearly.
d8YPj TIL about the "Theremin", a musical instrument that you play without physically touching it. By moving your hands closer or away from two metal antennas, you alter the theremin's surrounding electromagnetic fields and the interference causes an audible sound.
GwgJ TIL that Ryan Adams, was once requested to play “Summer of 69” at a concert. Ryan then ordered the lights turned on, found the fan who made the joke request, paid him $30 cash as a refund for the show, ordered him to leave, and said he wouldn’t play another note until he’d gone.
yVB7w TIL that Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) was the first ever video game to include the word "Bisexual".
R5RdQ TIL that the famous “Halloween” theme by John Carpenter actually originated from an exercise his father taught him on the Bongos in 1961, the beating out of 5-4 time. He transposed the technique to piano, and thus the theme song was born. Three days later, Carpenter had the entire soundtrack done.