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TIL that Guinness World Records still lists Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" as the best-selling single of all time.

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N7L81 TIL that Jason Weaver, who supplied young Simba’s singing voice in the Lion King (1994), turned down a $2 million upfront payment and instead negotiated with Disney for $100k + royalties (thanks to his mom). Royalties have netted him well over $2 million since.
xV1Z7 TIL of the Bitter electromagnet, the strongest example of which produces a field 9 times stronger than an MRI machine, consuming almost 10% of a nuclear power station’s output to do so. Smaller versions were used to levitate frogs.
YpepZ TIL: Prince Charles, Phillip, William and Harry are Related To the Roman Emperors Komnenos and Paleologos.
KPy9 TIL a tractor trailer’s hitch came loose in Indianapolis and spilled 38,000 pounds of marbles on the roadway.
OGGB1 TIL About an ACE German pilot who spared and escorted a badly crippled American B-17 bomber to safety. Later both pilots found each other after WWII and became friends until they passed.