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TIL Prince once played ping-pong against Michael Jackson at an LA studio. Prince asked, “You want me to slam it?” MJ didn’t, dropped his paddle and left with his bodyguard. Prince then started “strutting around like a rooster” and said “Did you see that? He played like Helen Keller.”

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gMnmL TIL that Benjamin Franklin predicted the time of death of a fellow almanac publisher in his own almanac. When the date came and passed with nothing happening, Franklin published the obituary anyway, and insisted that the still-alive man was actually being impersonated by someone else.
R59M4 TIL that porcupines are indeed defenseless against one predator I had never heard of before. A vicious weasel-like creature called a "fisher" (although it doesn't fish) that is also known for killing lynx. They are one of the rarest carnivores due to hunting for their fur a century ago and logging.
L96r TIL: In 2016 the most populous U.S. State (California) had 11.3 million more people living in it than the second most populous state (Texas). The difference was greater than the total population of Georgia, the eighth most populous state.
wyKJ TIL bestiality porn is legal to own in all 50 states, legal to film in 44, and legal to perform in 12.
lRRr TIL Ronald Wayne was a co-founder of Apple. He owned 10% of the company, but sold his stock for $800 on April 12, 1976 (today, worth nearly 60 billion). He later accepted $1,500 to forfeit any future claims against Apple.