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TIL the band Blink-182 incorporated under the name “Pennywise Poo Poo Butt Inc.” so that their accountants, managers and attorneys would have to say that over the phone every day.

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QNlZe TIL that George Lucas took a $500,000 pay cut to his salary as director of ''Star Wars'' in exchange for full ownership of the franchise's merchandising rights. By 2012, the first six films produced approximately US$20 billion in merchandising revenue.
m1VPp TIL Monty Python reunited for Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014) because they suddenly owed £800,000 pounds to Mark Forstater over Spamalot royalties. The ten shows were their first live ensemble performances in 34 years.
ROBw TIL that before the late 17th century, humans’ sleep cycle was divided into two periods. The first sleep usually began at dusk, lasted four hours, and was followed by an hour or so of being awake. Then we had a second sleep, lasting another four hours.
8DYa TIL that the youngest US troop killed in the Vietnam War was only 15.
45jN TIL that because salt was so highly valued in the ancient world, the modern word for “salary” is derived from the latin word for salt.