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TIL the part of Central Park where Yoko Ono scattered John Lennon's ashes is now named Strawberry Fields.

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Bw0r TIL with the success of his single Jingle Hell, Christopher Lee became the oldest musician to ever enter the billboard hot 100.
69gjw TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses.
4X7nN TIL Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) was in a James Bond movie in a minor role. Never Say Never Again. It was his 1st real movie role and one he regretted.
Y7xdB TIL a 2009 television commercial called "Coming Home" was given unofficial titles such as the Folgers Incest Ad because many viewers perceived that the main characters (a brother and sister) were either engaged in or desired an incestuous relationship. The ad inspired multiple works of fan fiction.
jNXeR TIL Blackbeard was from North Carolina.