Bob Dylan told a pal he wrote “Lay Lady Lay” about Barbra Streisand.

The band MFSB (“Mother Father Sister Brother”), which wrote “TSOP” (“The Sound of Philadelphia,” otherwise known as the theme song for the TV show Soul Train) was an all-male lineup and therefore didn’t have any bandmates who were mothers or sisters.

According to The Washington Post, the federal government employment of 3 million people is up more than 9% over the past decade, but it’s still lower than when President Ronald Reagan left office in 1989.

Coin tosses are not necessarily 50/50; coins land on the same side they were tossed from around 51% of the time.

The Bank of England can issue banknotes in England and Wales, but three banks in Scotland and three in Northern Ireland can also issue banknotes.

This article appears in June 20 • 2025.

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