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TIL J. Geils was kicked out of the J. Geils Band and they continued to tour without him. Geils filed a lawsuit over the use of his name and lost.

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wdoW TIL that the ‘Kronos Effect’ is a business concept that confirms the chilling effect monopoly and massive corporations have on technology. Constant concern about being overtaken leads the giant corporations to purchase and destroy all fledgling competition.
7rMbp TIL when Joseph Stalin's first wife died, he was so overcome with grief he threw himself into her grave during the funeral. Later, secret policemen arrived at the funeral, looking for Stalin (at the time a wanted fugitive); he was forced to flee the service early by jumping the graveyard's fence.
DaEp TIL that, when the Founding Father of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid, was asked about the future of Dubai, he said: “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel”
vdAL TIL Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon turned down shoe deals from big brands, chooses 34.99 Spalding shoes from Payless “How can a poor working mother with three boys buy Nikes or Reeboks that cost $120?…She can’t. So kids steal these shoes from stores and from other kids. Sometimes they kill for them.”
85kK TIL the city of Sao Paolo passed a “Clean City Law” a decade ago banning outdoor advertisements. Over 300,000 ostentatious business signs, billboards, posters, bus and taxi ads were taken down. Removing ads revealed civic issues, including hidden slums previously masked by adverts.