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TIL Paul McCartney intended “Let It Be” as an Aretha Franklin song. She took so long to release it that The Beatles recorded it themselves.

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JYbvV TIL automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking." At that time, "jay" was a derogative term for people from rural areas, like "hick."
ADORx TIL that from 1946 to 1952 the United States worked to rebuild post-war Europe and Japan, investing $24.2 billion or roughly $200 billion in today's money. Although offered help, the Soviet Union refused Plan benefits, and also blocked benefits to Eastern Bloc countries, such as Hungary and Poland.
y7yM TIL Since 2011 A 60 year old Australian man has been paid by local councils in Sydney to have sex with prostitutes in illegal brothels to gather evidence so they can be shut down.
W7OV4 TIL Rita Moreno had supporting speaking/singing roles in the movies "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) and "The King & I" (1956), years before winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "West Side Story" (1961)
lXN7 TIL Declawing cats is legal in most US states but forbidden by the EU