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TIL dick meant ‘a person of questionable character’ long before it was a slang word for the penis

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x6PwD TIL that in 1982 Delta Air Lines employees raised $30 million dollars in order to buy a new Boeing 767 as a sign of gratitude and appreciation to the company during economic hardship in the airline industry
L0Wd TIL the two men who penned the song ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ had never previously been to a baseball game.
OogWX TIL that Ancient Rome had no concept of a limited-liability corporation, so entrepreneurs got around it by appointing a slave as the CEO. A master was not legally liable for a slave's debts, so this allowed the owner to control the company while avoiding personal liability in case of bankruptcy.
ne8rB TIL while Freddie Mercury stated that "Killer Queen" was about a high-class girl, promoter Eric Hall claims that the song is actually about him.
kJYX5 TIL Canon, written in the 17th Century by Johann Pachelbel, is well-known music often played at weddings and Christmas. But it was forgotten after it was written and languished in obscurity for centuries. It wasn't published until 1919; wasn't recorded until 1940; was virtually unknown until 1968.