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TIL Prince began grooming his future wife Mayte Garcia when she was 16 and he was 31.

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9YOEQ TIL that what we refer to today as "elevator music" is actually the result of a 1940s Stimulus Progression campaign from the Muzak company. Though based on pseudoscience, this campaign brought easy listening music into commercial places to influence moods and encourage consumers to buy more
p8x0N TIL of Prince Estabrook. A slave who was wounded fighting alongside patriots at Lexington and fought until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783. He was emancipated after the war.
Kg0R TIL that there is a myth in South Africa that raping a baby will cure AIDS
4kXnX TIL that, for 25 years, "Goodnight Moon" wasn't carried at the New York Public Library because it was hated by the children's librarian.
oBkKL TIL Little Caesar's makes only $.90 profit per $5 pizza. $3.50 goes to the ingredients and packaging while 60 cents for rent, labor and utilities.