TIL Star Trek’s (1966) theme song originally had lyrics written by Gene Roddenberry, who wrote them solely to usurp half of the royalties from composer Alexander Courage. The lyrics never aired. ( www.snopes.com )
And they were comically bad:...
Did Anthony Bourdain Call Henry Kissinger a ‘Treacherous, Prevaricating, Murderous Scumbag’? ( www.snopes.com )
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Did Ex-KGB Spy Say Russia Cultivated Trump as an 'Asset' for 40 Years? ( www.snopes.com )
The accusation was made in a book and also in an interview with The Guardian.