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TIL Neil Diamond wrote and released a top ten hit in 1982 inspired by the movie ET. The film studio sued him for copyright infringement and they settled for $25,000.

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obgY TIL of Henry Cavendish, a reclusive British scientist whose contributions to the physical sciences, including experiments with gases, electricity and heat were vast. He often fled from social contact or simply communicated through notes. Due to his shyness he rarely informed others of his results
P15yJ TIL Microsoft released the first version of Excel for the Mac in 1985, more than 2 years before releasing it on Windows
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