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TIL the musicians of the Titanic were legally considered independent contractors rather than crew, so their families received no survivor benefits.

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loGKN TIL Tunak Tunak Tun was only made because critics said Daler Mehndi's songs were only popular due to dancing women in the videos. Tunak became his most popular song ever and the video was just him in front of a bad CGI greenscreen.
JX4 TIL no physical clone trooper costume was ever produced for the Star Wars prequels. Every single clone trooper is a computer generated image.
Br4lK TIL There are 7 different types of English surname, originally based either on personal characteristics, location, occupation, estate, patronage, or ancestry.
dDvDK TIL that Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup was a patent medicine marketed to calm small children which contained a dangerous amount of morphine and alcohol.
QAL9 TIL that the word bedlam originated from Bethlehem. Shortened to Bethlem and pronounced Bedlam by the locals, the English hospital was known for housing primarily “lunatic” patients and is the oldest psychiatric hospital in the world.