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TIL the Beastie Boys credit the band being "kickstarted" after suing British Airways who used their song without permission and forced to pay them $40K.

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1aj4W TIL chimps have a closely related counterpart called bonobos. While chimps are violent and cannibalistic, bonobos are very passive and often appease each other with sex.
v1l4j TIL, Agent S is a girl. I've had her for years..
Wk9QL TIL that some individuals lack verbal internal monologue or inner voice (the voice inside your head used to read and think) and reports of these cases are particularly prevalent among children.
b6YpN TIL after the founders of Smartfood popcorn sold their company to Frito-Lay in 1989, they later founded Annie's brand, known for their mac and cheese
ne8OP TIL old school talk box toys were powered by a plastic "vinyl" on a minute turntable