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TIL the people who falsely claimed the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” made $2M a year for decades until the song was ruled public domain.

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mEbp TIL prior to France’s collapse in WW2, a serious effort was made by Churchill, French Prime Minister Reynaud and Charles de Gaulle to combine France and Britain into one country. However, it was rejected by other French leaders who said being a Nazi province was better than being a British dominion
Brwpe TIL about Cassandra, a Greek mythological figure who was given the gift of foresight, but was cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions.
LxWv TIL downtown Seattle actually sits on top of the original city from the 1800s. It was rebuilt on top of ~20-foot high walled tunnels following a great fire, in order to prevent floods from high tide and sewage. You can go underground to see the original city remnants.
XEN76 TIL: Eight spaceships can be connected to the International Space Station at the same time
78Jgb TIL - In 1980, Libya overtook the United States in GDP per capita. This was the only time in history that an African country had ever done so.