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TIL - Many major pop hits of the 90s and 2000s were produced/written by the same guy

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5Y4DP TIL that in the 70s, George Lucas wanted to direct a Flash Gordon movie. When he couldn't secure the rights, he created Star Wars instead.
VMwOD TIL, when creating a forever stamp of the Statue of Liberty, the US Postal Service accidentally used a stock photo of the replica from Las Vegas's New York, New York, instead of a picture of the real one. When the mistake was discovered, they said they would have used that picture anyway.
e0nXb TIL That the human brain takes 1/10th of a second to interpret incoming information. Because of this we are technically always living in the past and that our brains have to predict what is going to happen in the next 1/10th of a second so we can react accordingly.
ANXxg TIL Kenneth Copeland, a Christian Minister who believes in Prosperity Theology, is worth $750 million
DQgWp TIL the record for the longest name ever used was held by a German-American man. The name is so long it can't fit in this title but was abbreviated as Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr. The name has its origins in his Great-Grandfather's sarcastic response to a law mandating German Jews take a second name.