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TIL Dr. Dre was the highest paid musician in 2014, earning $620 million compared to second placed Beyonce who earned $115 million. This was the widest margin in history between first and second place.

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orPR TIL the first Olympic flag went missing for 77 years after the 1920 games until a 1920 olympian revealed he’d had it in his suitcase the whole time
mxVM TIL it would be cheaper to give homeless people homes than to let them live on the street
a8nZA TIL the Incans believed dark spots(impact craters) on the moon were created because a fox who fell in love with the moon, was squeezed against the lunar goddess Mama Killa, producing a patch.Mama Killa was believed to cry tears of silver.
ANQRB TIL chocolate maker Lindt has sued companies that make gold-foiled chocolate bunnies for trademark infringement
kOa4B TIL in 2001 a Nova Scotia man was barred from a hotel after leaving a window open in his room allowing seagulls to enter; drawn by the intoxicating smell of pepperoni. The room was destroyed. His ban was lifted in 2018 after a heartfelt plea to hotel management.