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TIL, 90% of U.S. media: television, radio, news; is owned by only 6 corporations. One of which owns the top newspaper on 3 continents: The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, and The Australian.

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DxrJ TIL that Guillermo del Toro left years of notes for a film in the back of a cab, he thought it was the end of the project. However, the cab driver found them and, realizing their importance, tracked him down and returned them. It made Del Toro ever more determined to complete “Pan’s Labyrinth”.
aw5V9 TIL that in 1923, a man petitioned to change his surname from Kabotchnik to Cabot. Several members of the Cabot family, one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Boston society, sued to stop him, but the judge ruled against them because there was “nothing in the law to prevent it.”
E1Jxw TIL "Happy Birthday Mr. President" - Marilyn Monroe's form-fitting, flesh-colored dress - a sequined stunner she wore to serenade President Kennedy at his birthday at Madison Square Garden in 1962 - sold for a record $1.26 million at an auction in 1999.
Ov8R TIL That the left most pillar of the famous Pillars of Creation, is actually 4 Light Years tall. That is equal to roughly 37,844,000,000,000 Kilometers.
EgkoV TIL the term "Hollaback Girl" was coined by supermodel Naomi Campbell. Producer Pharrell Williams overhead a conversation Campbell had where she said, "I'm sorry, I have a name. I ain't no Holla Back girl", apparently referencing the women in the music video for "Young'n (Holla Back)" by Fabulous