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TIL that The Flaming Lips have to pay half of all royalties for the song ‘Fight Test’ to Yusuf Islam after he sued them for ripping off his ‘Father and Son’. Despite the songs’ striking similarity, Lips’ frontman Wayne Coynes said it was unintended and he only realised when his producer heard it

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rRN00 TIL Japan is obsessed with Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas Day.
epRQn TIL of Ymir, the grandfather of all Nordic gods who drank from a cosmic hornless cow rich in milk and gave birth to a male and female from his armpits. Odin, his grandson, would later kill him and fashion the world from his body.
neaBb TIL Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was created in 1818 on Christmas Eve, making the song 200 years old tomorrow.
pYmPb TIL DeForest Kelley, who played Dr McCoy in Star Trek, wanted to become a doctor, but couldn't afford medical school. He regularly received letters from fans who went into medicine because of him and said "to influence the youth of the country ... is an award that is not handed out by the industry"
NmNQ TIL To lose 63 pounds for his role in The Machinist, Christian Bale’s daily diet consisted of one can of tuna fish, and/or one apple per day, black coffee, and water.