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TIL Richard Berry, the original composer of the song "Louie Louie", sold his rights to the song for $750 in 1959 before it went on to be one of the most recorded songs in rock history. In the 1980s he threatened action against the publishers and they settled out of court, making him a millionaire.

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nW8dW TIL that the earliest known mention of bad breath occurs in ancient Egypt, where detailed recipes for toothpaste are made before the Pyramids are built. The 1550 BC Ebers Papyrus describes tablets to cure bad breath based on incense, cinnamon, myrrh and honey
69Bk8 TIL Chinese youth are starting to become sexually active. A study in 2013 showed that about 24% of undergraduates had experienced premarital sexual intercourse. This was an approximately 4-fold increase than reported in 2002
EgbMP TIL of Maximator, an intelligence alliance between the secret services of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. It is comparable to the "Five Eyes" and is named after a German beer.
0kYy TIL of “RISUG”; a cheap, 100% effective contraceptive for men, that lasts for 8-10 years without side effects, but has yet to reach the public due to lack of funding and volunteers.
nWLDb TIL in 1973 a roulette dealer & 2 others won 5 million francs ($1 million) using a roulette ball with a receiver inside that was linked to a transmitter inside of a pack of cigarettes. When a button on the pack was pushed, the ball was guided to land on a specific part of the wheel with 90% accuracy