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TIL Quincy Jones successfully sued Michael Jackson's estate based on expert testimony that was immediately expunged from the record.

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LkPoZ TIL when The Beach Boys recorded Little Honda, they didn't release it as a single; however, The Hondells did make a single of their cover of it, and reached #9 on the charts. This prompted The Beach Boys to release a single of their version, but their one only got up to #65 on the charts.
4kE8R TIL for Hawaiians, water (wai) symbolizes life. The Hawaiian word for prosperity or wealth, is 'waiwai', literally means 'water-water'. Many names in Hawaiian have the word 'wai' in it, referring to the water source that the people relied on at that time.
A6g TIL that movie trailers are so-called because they used to be played AFTER a movie
epKj5 TIL there is an ancient Corinthian helmet in the Museum of Korea. Originally gifted to marathoner Son Gi-Jeong for winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics, he did not receive it until 1986. Son then donated it to the museum. It is Korea's only designated Western "National Treasure"
Edop TIL that the character of Lennie Small from “Of Mice and Men” is used as the standard for legal mental retardation for executing a prisoner in Texas. If a person appears smarter than Lennie Small in an interview then he may be executed. If he does not then he cannot understand his crime.