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TIL that Gangsta’s Paradise is one of the few Coolio songs that doesnt contain profanity. The original version contained swearing but it was removed after Stevie Wonder objected.

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Zp94D TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue.
GA6Q7 TIL in 1933 a family in Georgia recorded a song they had passed down for generations without knowing what language it was in. Later, it was found the song was fron the Mende language of the Sierra Leone, preserved for nearly 200 years from the time their enslaved ancestors were brought to America.
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l9Er TIL The reason public toilet seats have a gap in the front is to aid women. Leaving a space allows them to wipe without touching a “dirty surface.”
vpDj TIL that the members of the crew of the Essex, the ship that was sunk by a sperm whale (and inspired “Moby Dick”), were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive on their longboats. Toward the end, they drew lots to see who would be killed for the benefit of the others. Only 8 of 20 survived.