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TIL that Michael Jackson had a meeting at the WTC on 9/11 but overslept.

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rN5De TIL the image of a ninja dressed all in black comes from the convention of depicting ninjas as wearing the costume of stagehands in Japanese kabuki theater
WkvQB TIL that Robert Stack voiced a role in the film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America. He was so concerned that the producers of Unsolved Mysteries would fire him for appearing in the movie that he paid a lawyer $550 to have his name removed from the credits. He only earned $500 for the movie.
M7k4B TIL the silent treatment is a form of passive aggressive abuse. I’ve done this in all my relationships and honestly thought it was the correct thing since it made it easier to avoid saying things I might regret.
P1Y7w TIL that the word ‘alcohol’ originates from the Arabic word Al-kohl (like the eyeliner). Ancient Egyptians made the cosmetic through a process involving heating. During the Middle Ages, the term was adopted in reference to numerous substances produced through similar means, including “alcohol”.
4mXw TIL: that babies born through C-section have markedly different bacterial microbiota profiles than babies born through vaginal births.