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TIL That the Happy Birthday song was Copyrighted until 2016

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1aKkW TIL The Mecha genre of science fiction was founded in Japan. The first depiction of Mecha Super Robots being piloted by a user from within a cockpit was introduced in the manga and anime series Mazinger Z by Go Nagai in 1972.
eJ0D TIL Marlon Brando’s final acting job was voicing Don Corleone in The Godfather video game released in 2006. His recordings were eventually cut because his oxygen tank made too much noise during the audio recordings
9wKbp TIL Duran Duran's guitarist and bassist and drummer all had surname Taylor; none were related.
mVMv TIL Sesame Street in Nigeria has a version of Cookie Monster named Zobi the Yam Monster. Since not many Nigerian children have access to cookies, the producers decided to give Zobi an insatiable craving for one of the country’s staple foods. He often shouts out, “Me eat yam!”
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