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TIL after being signed to a record label at the age of 12, Aaliyah's uncle introduced her to R. Kelly who ended up being lead songwriter and producer of her debut album; Age Ain't Nothing but a Number

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PnPL TIL that Smarties candies (“Rockets” in Canada) were originally made with re-purposed gun powder tablet machines from WWII.
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