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TiL that because of creative differences following the recording of "By the Way", Flea nearly quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers to teach full time at a music conservatory.

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xVn5 TIL that the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”
loZa7 TIL During times of famine, women are more likely to give birth to girls
GYDvE TIL that McDonalds sued Irish fast food chain Supermac for trade mark infringement but failed and ended up losing their Big Mac trade mark as well because they were unable to prove that they had used the Big Mac trade mark in the EU.
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