› added 8 minutes ago

TIL that the songwriters behind "Take Me to the River" earned more in royalties from the use of the song by novelty toy Big Mouth Billy Bass than from any other artist who covered the track

Read more archive.commercialappeal.com

via reddit.com

Lj50 TIL a pizzeria was mobbed with customers, including some who traveled from out of state, when they started topping their pizzas with tinier slices of pizza.
RBXj TIL that a QR code on a Heinz ketchup bottle once took people to a porn site.
KOLxa TIL: Some farmers in Bangladesh have switched to raising ducks instead of chickens, because during catastrophic floods, ducks float.
v14pK TIL The Vietnam government executes corporate executives convicted of financial crimes or corporate malfeasance.
BrkgW TIL that in 1984, J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit" was adapted as a TV movie in the Soviet Union. It was titled "The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again"