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TIL Ariana Grande gets less than 10% of the royalties for her 2019 single "7 Rings". Most of it goes to the estate of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the songwriters of "My Favourite Things"

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1aBxr TIL about anti-natalism, the philosophical position that assigns negative value to birth. Anti-natalists argue that bringing a person into an existence in which they will undoubtedly experience pain and/or discouragement is inherently morally wrong and selfish.
5WNk TIL that CEO Nancy Brinker of the Susan B. Komen foundation – the charity that raises breast cancer awareness by distributing pink ribbons – made $684,000 last year.
oR7g8 TIL that of the five boxers who defeated Muhammad Ali, four of them including Joe Fraizer were trained by one man, Eddie Futch. Futch would study Ali’s style and devise weaknesses to take advantage of.
Pg6V TIL during World War 2 the Japanese government had a national policy to receive Jewish refugees. Even Hideki Tojo rejected Nazi protests to this policy.
GYv5G TIL that Postman Pat was fired by the Royal Mail in 2000 because "he no longer fits in with the company's corporate image." Pat Clifton branched out in to SDS courier services and to this day the Royal Mail brand no longer features on any of his vehicles.