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Today I learned that Tame Impala was accused of plagiarizing South American pop early 90s icon "Pablito Ruiz"

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54Yn TIL Len’s iconic 90s music video for “Steal My Sunshine” came about after the band decided to spend their entire $100,000 music video budget on alcohol and partying in Florida during Spring Break, without a storyboard or plan.
eaXg TIL of the puzzling suicide note of a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge which read “Absolutely no reason except I have a toothache”
Ypydx TIL: Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, the pamphlet that helped gain support for American Independence, was one of the first people to publicly doubt Jesus Christ existed. Prior Christian skeptics simply believed Christ wasn't the son of God.
69vAY TIL that Tom Brady was the last player drafted by the Montreal Expos to retire from his playing career
R7gg8 TIL In 1969, The Beatles originally planned to have an album titled Everest. However, the band didn’t want to travel all the way to Mount Everest for the album cover photoshoot. This lead album title changing to Abbey Road, which was the street right outside their studio.