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TIL the pokemon sableye is based upon the description of a Kentucky family’s alleged encounter extraterrestrials in 1955.

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WkRB4 TIL the beginning of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (dit-dit-dit-dah) is morse code for the letter V. Representing victory, this was an acknowledged symbol of the war effort, made by Winston Churchill forming a 'V' with the first and second fingers of his raised right hand.
GYYAG TIL When Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 was hijacked and flown to Geneva, the Swiss Air Force did not respond because the hijacking occurred outside of normal business hours
j6wBv TIL that despite it being one of her best known songs, Doris Day hated performing "Que Sera, Sera", calling it "a kiddie song" and considered it inappropriate for the film it was written for, The Man Who Knew Too Much (which is about a kidnapped child). She eventually refused to ever sing it again.
womm1 TIL Infectious Grooves' song Do What I Tell Ya! criticized Rage Against The Machine's relationship with multinational conglomerate corporation, Sony.
1g5r TIL Led Zeppelin let Ben Affleck use “When the Levee Breaks” in Argo with condition he digitally alter the player’s needle drop to correct spot on the record