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TiL the Alice in Chains EP "Jar of Flies" was originally recorded by the band in order to to test their chemistry with their new bassist Mike Inez. They had no plans to release the tracks until their label heard them. It went on to became the first EP to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Charts.

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Z8QND TIL female muscle stem cells are better than their male counterparts at regenerating lost muscle.
16ZD TIL that the Lone Ranger is the Green Hornet’s Uncle
xVG5k TIL after the murder of his father, Genghis Khan went into poverty, even being enslaved at one point. It wasn’t until he was in his 50’s did he rise to power and become the Khan of Mongolia
0dW9N TIL that despite living under Jim Crow, Percy Julian was a doctor who pioneered the drug industry. After he developed the chemical synthesis of hormones like testosterone & progesterone, he became the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.