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TIL that Fox originally wanted to make Matt Groening’s “Life in Hell” into an animated series, but Groening didn’t want to lose his rights to it, so he said he had “this other family, called the Simpsons,” and then he proceeded to draw figures on a napkin that he made up on the spot.

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9Gjm TIL they’re still making the Beethoven movies and are now up to 8 (“Beethoven’s Treasure Tail”)
PXMV TIL that in the 1950’s, CIA members feared being unknowingly dosed by LSD as it had become “something of an occupational hazard.”
WkXrA TIL The pilot 'Ian Fleming's Solo' was sued by the producers of the James Bond films for their exclusive usage of Fleming's name and the name 'Solo' (a character in Goldfinger). Fleming denied selling the producers the name 'Solo' but the show still had to be renamed to 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'
a8pP9 TIL that the famous dish: tikka masala - is British, not Indian and it was invented in the 70’s, not some cultural cuisine that’s been around for ages.
vlkx TIL in the ‘80s, Van Halen lead singer David Lee Roth took out a $1 million paternity insurance policy. This protected him against any claims from overzealous fans that he had fathered their child.