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TIL "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X was co-written by Trent Reznor

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XENaX TIL Brad Fiedel, who wrote the theme for The Terminator, said that the much disputed/odd time signature (13/8 or 12/8) present in the song was due to a timing error in the synths and sequencer loops which were synced by hand.
gr90D TIL Prince shares several songwriting credits with his father
MexQ7 TIL Marilyn Monroe never intentionally posed for the first issue of Playboy. Hefner paid $500 to a Chicago calendar company for the photos which were taken 4 years earlier. Marilyn was paid $50 for the initial shoot and had to buy a copy of the magazine herself to see the photos.
9Y86X TIL: That cruise ships cause significant environmental harm by burning bunker fuel, the "nastiest and deadliest" fuel in the world.
GAkvj TIL: That while nodding is usually associated with "yes" in most cultures, in some, like Bulgaria, nodding up means "no," and in others, the meanings of nodding and head shaking are swapped.