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TIL that Ray Parker Jr. was a highly sought after session guitarist, playing on hits by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and more - long before Ghostbusters. Playing in clubs and gigging at 15 years old, the young Parker ended up making more money than his father in a year.

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mmgE TIL - The first message ever sent over the internet(sent in 1969) was “LO” they were attempting to send the message “LOGIN” but the system crashed while processing all of the information
a8gJM TIL of Clare Hollingworth. She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, which was described as the “scoop of the century”. She lived to 105.
lo6O7 TIL that an estimated one-quarter of all black swans pairings are of two males, and they are known to steal nests from females in order to obtain eggs to hatch.
rY0y TIL - Singer James Blunt (You’re beautiful) credibly prevented a large scale confrontation between NATO and Russia
m6MP TIL that in 2001, the King of Nepal was killed by his son, the Crown Prince, when he went on a shooting spree that killed nearly a dozen members of the royal family.