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TIL Dorothy Kilgallen, a regular on the show “What’s My Line?”, claimed to have interviewed Jack Ruby and that she was “about to blow the JFK case sky high.” She was found dead in 1965 and the cause of death was officially ruled as undetermined.

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d891B TIL the YMCA sued the Village People over their "YMCA" song for trademark infringement, but the two sides settled out of court and the YMCA later expressed pride towards the band for their song as a salute their organization
l9wK TIL that shortly before the outbreak of World War I, Grigori Rasputin publicly spoke out against Russia going to war with Germany. Stating: “If Russia goes to war, it will be the end of the monarchy, of the Romanovs and of Russian institutions.“
jNOra TIL Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" was inspired by the 2003 song "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share similar introductions, post-chorus guitar breaks, and middle eights, and are both in the key of G major.
0dRej TIL That riveted ships and boilers were made to be water-tight by caulking which, in this case, refers to the process of hammering the face of one steel plate so the deformation will fill the gaps, resulting in a tight seal.
W7ZWd TIL of The People's Olympiad, which was a planned alternate Olympics backed by the USSR and communist and socialist organizations, which were to be held to protest the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. It ultimately never happened because the Spanish Civil War started on the same day as the Opening Ceremony.