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TIL that when Vincent Price agreed to do the voice work for Thriller he was given a choice between taking a percentage of the album proceeds or being paid a flat $20K. He chose the $20K

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PYPZE TIL a study was conducted involving separating infant twins through an adoption agency to study nature vs nurture . The twins involved in the experiment were never given knowledge of the study and the findings never published. The records are contained at Yale and will not be released until 2066.
RVva TIL that in 1970, a group of hikers outside of Bergen, Norway, suddenly came upon the charred, naked corpse of a woman in the middle of the Isdalen Valley. The woman was nicknamed the Isdal Woman and her story remains one of Norway’s deepest mysteries.
wnBY TIL that although “Song 2” by English band Blur is what gained the band mainstream success in America, it was intended to be a parody of American music.
XEDwP TIL Comedy Central originally wanted to remove Timmy from South Park due to the potential controversy over the inclusion of a mentally handicapped character. Matt Stone and Trey Parker pushed to keep the character on the basis that other children in the series treat him equally.
GAPZj TIL The P2 Masonic Lodge was an illegal Italian lodge which had both past and future leaders of government (like Silvio Berlusconi). They were heavily involved with various Mafia groups, Planned a coup attempt, and appear to have had ties with the CIA's Operation Gladio.