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TIL: Kevin Flynn (Tron:Legacy) was on “The Grid” for over 1200 years

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604Y TIL there is no place you can legally watch and listen to the entire “I Have a Dream” speech for free, as the recording is owned and licensed by the EMI Publishing and the King Family. The only way to legally watch the speech in it’s entirety is to buy a copy.
VBYpp TIL the melody of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”, “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, and the alphabet song is based on a French song from the 18th century called "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman".
EleX TIL Julian Lennon had to buy the letters he wrote to his father (John Lennon) at an auction, because Yoko Ono wouldn’t give them to him.
wLalY TIL your zodiac sign is probably wrong. They were created over 3,000 years ago. The earth’s tilt has changed since then so the constellations appear in completely different positions in the sky.
KGdB TIL The real name of the talking paperclip in Microsoft XP was Clippit, not Clippy.