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TIL Carl Sagan wanted “Here comes the sun” by the Beatles to be on the Voyager Golden Record, but E.M.I. records turned down the offer

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jNgnn TIL of the Battle of the Bullfrogs- in a 1754 CT town citizens rushed out of their homes armed against the sound of warring bullfrogs, leading to mass hysteria. The townspeople were ridiculed, and in response adopted the bullfrog as a symbol of pride.
neepG TIL That the husband of the richest woman in Germany (heir to 12.5% of BMW) was not informed of her true identity until "the romance was solid." She also worked as an apprentice in a BMW factory under a false name.
JYldl TIL that Ed King, who played guitar for the California psychedelic band Strawberry Alarm Clock ("Incense and Peppermints") left that band and became guitar/bass player for Lynyrd Skynyrd, including writing the opening riff for "Sweet Home Alabama" and co-wrote several other of their hit songs.
R7O14 TIL R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe nearly died of scarlet fever in 1962, of hypothermia in 1974, and of a lightning strike in 1986.
wvL8 TIL Shakira’s hit single “Waka Waka” was actually sampled (almost entirely) from a 1986 Cameroonian song “Zamina mina” without their permission, and she never gave them credit