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TIL about the Zomba Prison Project, a music recording made by inmates of a maximum security prison in Malawi known as the “ waiting room of hell. ” The completed album has 20 songs by 16 prisoners and was nominated for the Best World Music Album in 2016.

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BN6D TIL: Spike Jones was the Weird Al Yankovic of the 40s and 50s. It was considered an honor for him to satirize your work. You’ll probably recognize one of his more popular hits this time of year: “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”
aadL TIL At one point, 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide were AOL trial discs.
lOB1 TIL during WW2 a mix of high explosive and flour was given to guerrillas fighting the Japanese. Codenamed ‘Aunt Jemima’, it could be safely cooked into pancakes and eaten. Uneaten pancakes or unused dough could still be used later as explosives. 15 tons were used; the ruse was never discovered.
R7xWl TIL The Snake Pass Inn in Northern England was originally called the Snake Inn, but is now named after the pass itself, which in turn was named after the inn.
JYnom TIL of Jeff Hall, a white nationalist indoctrinating his 12 year old son in his beliefs & teaching him to shoot at the border. One day, his son retrieved his gun & shot him in the head.