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TIL the lead singer of Nickelback is required to give his ex-wife $5100 a month to feed a horse (and other pets) that he once bought her as a gift.

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lwdG TIL: Jim Jarmusch was dismayed to discover all the money he paid for the rights to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You” went to the record company, with nothing going to Hawkins himself. When the film (Stranger Than Paradise) earned a profit, he tracked down Hawkins to give him some money
yOme TIL during Prohibition, the U.S. government poisoned alcohol, killing as many as 10,000 people
aPxM TIL after being put up, any signs on route 1 pointing the way to Bolinas, CA have been torn down by local residents in an effort to keep the city hidden, which is only accessible by unmarked roads.
WkWZY TIL that after the holidays, there is a spike of pets being returned to animals shelters due to them being gifted with little thought to the long term responsibilities of pet ownership.
xVbL5 TIL in most of the USA it is illegal to buy a car directly from the manufacturer. You have to go through a car dealership where they charge even more money.