TIL that the children’s choir in “Another Brick in the Wall, pt. 2” was recorded by Pink Floyd’s producer and engineer without the band’s knowledge. The children were paid with concert tickets, an album and a single; only decades later did they file a claim to receive royalties.ICanStopTheRain

TIL that the children’s choir in “Another Brick in the Wall, pt. 2” was recorded by Pink Floyd’s producer and engineer without the band’s knowledge. The children were paid with concert tickets, an album and a single; only decades later did they file a claim to receive royalties.

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TIL that the famed painting “American Gothic” was entered into a competition at the Art Institute of Chicago. It won third place. The museum only bought the painting at the urging of a patron, and has had it ever since.

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TIL that in the US, Pringles used to call themselves “potato chips” until the FDA said they didn’t qualify as chips. In 2008, Pringles tried to argue in UK court that they were exempt from a tax on crisps (the British term for potato chips) because they weren’t crisps. They lost the case.

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TIL that The Jetsons originally ran for only one season of 24 episodes in 1963-64 before getting canceled due to low ratings. It gained popularity in syndicated reruns, leading to 51 more episodes being produced in the mid-80s.

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TIL that the Hungarian people only moved into modern-day Hungary in the late 800s and early 900s, having come from the area of the Black and Caspian Seas and taking over land that was previously contested between various regional powers.

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TIL that in 1975, after Gillette introduced a two-blade cartridge razor, Saturday Night Live aired a fake commercial for a three-blade razor. Gillette introduced one in 1998. In 2004, a satirical article in The Onion introduced a fictional five-blade razor. A real five-blade razor came out in 2006.

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