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TIL that Michael Jackson would beatbox all the parts of his songs to the musicians for them to perform

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KYE54 Today I learned about the 4 astronomer nuns who helped map nearly 500,000 stars in the late 1800s and early part of the 20th century. Emilia Ponzoni, Regina Colombo, Concetta Finardi and Luigia Panceri.
DQx0g TIL that it takes approximately 20 minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to send out signals of fullness. Leisurely eating allows ample time to trigger the signal from your brain that you are full.
4XXXw TIL in the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror, Marge warns parents of the content of the episode advising them to put their children to bed. The warning was put in as a sincere effort to warn young viewers, as the producers felt it was somewhat scary.
DRjp TIL in Kitsap County, Washington a man was picked up for a DUI while his dog, was in his car. When he got out of lockup 60 days later his dog was already adopted. He stole her back, and was arrested for dognapping his own dog, but got off proving his rights of private property had been violated.
WkxjA TIL the 20 most expensive license fees for New York hotdog carts are all for carts in Central Park. One man who has a cart at Fifth Avenue and East 62nd St. near the Central Park Zoo pays $289,500 every year for license.