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TIL that Rob Gronkowski never spent any of his NFL salary money and lived strictly off of endorsements

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d8N4j TIL about the 18th century folk song Maggie May. A prostitute in Liverpool who robs sailors after spending the night with them, Maggie is eventually caught and sent to the Botany Bay penal colony in Australia. It's possible the song's story is of a real woman, Nellie Ray, a prostitute and thief.
mnyp TIL that the brains of London cab drivers undergo large structural changes because of the massive amount of knowledge they must memorize.
KYYa6 TIL the song 'Mac Arthur Park' was written with its odd time signatures and lyrics by Jimmy Webb, at the request of a record producer. It was rejected, but later recorded by the actor Richard Harris and unexpectedly became a hit.
N4nP TIL U.S. radio host Jerry Klein produced a show where he called for all U.S. Muslims to get tattoos and marks on their IDs which identify them as Muslims. Many listeners expressed support. At the show’s end, he revealed it was a hoax highlighting the dangers of extremism.
X0j4Q TIL that in South Korea there are shamans who worship US General Douglas MacArthur. They will sometimes Don sunglasses and a pipe while claiming to be possessed by his spirit.