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TIL Michael Jackson got $2 for every Thriller album sold. Which was one of the highest royalty rates of that time.

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ZR6Y TIL when he was a child, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s parents bribed him into doing commercials with the promise that he would be able to buy anything he wanted with his earnings. His purchase of choice was his very own ‘Street Fighter 2’ arcade machine.
1g17 TIL that the little boy from the Shining teaches Anatomy at a community college in Kentucky and he tells his students at the beginning of each semester that they will fail class if they ask him anything about The Shining.
GdMG TIL Democrats used to be “red” (the color associated with socialism) and Republicans used to be “blue” (the color associated with the Union Army). It changed in the 1984 election because “Reagan”, “Republican” and “Red” all start with “Re”.
apyL TIL Sacha Baron Cohen received a letter from a lawyer saying he was being sued for $100,000 for his role in Borat. The lawyer added “P.S. Loved the movie. Can you sign a poster for my son Jeremy?”
6EL68 TIL a puppy of Soviet space dog Strelka, the first animal to safely return from orbit, was given to president Kennedy by Khrushchev. The puppy grew up and became the mate of JFK's dog Charlie. The cold war couple went on to have 4 pups themselves, dubbed the "Pupniks".