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TIL that the Beatles' record label once sued Sesame Street over a parody song called "Hey Food." The lawsuit was settled for $50

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yj9w TIL That as the idea of temperance began to pick up in the United States in the 1800s, children were taught in school that alcohol could cause spontaneous combustion. “A schoolbook for children told the story of a man who was so full of alcohol that he exploded while attempting to light his pipe”
m1K1y TIL that Helen Viola Jackson was the last surviving widow of a Union soldier and the last surviving widow of a Civil War veteran overall; she died on December 16, 2020, at the age of 101.
NooJ TIL that Seinfeld was never meant to be a show about nothing, as it is often described, but rather the adventures of a comedian getting material for his show.
OjbX TIL that since the 1990’s a small group of people in Greece have revived the Hellenistic religion, and worship the Gods of ancient Greece
OV7Y TIL When filming in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Ewan McGregor kept imitating the noise of the lightsaber during his fights. George Lucas explained many times that this would be added in by the special effects people later on. Ewan said “I keep getting carried away”.