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TIL Willie Nelson wrote and sold the hit song ‘Crazy’ for $50 while struggling to make ends meet. Patsy Cline’s version of the song became a No. 2 country hit in 1962.

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8aOOb TIL: The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931).
Q9M6 TIL Kobe Bryant follows a polyphasic sleep schedule, choosing to sleep for only 4 hours in total, which is broken up into 2 hour naps twice a day.
8ora TIL McDonald’s “Super Sizing” started as a Jurassic Park merchandising tie-in.
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