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TIL after Kanye West’s mother had died of heart disease while suffering “multiple post-operative factors” after plastic surgery, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the “Donda West Law,” making it mandatory for patients to provide medical clearance for elective cosmetic surgery.

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MYaW TIL that Diana Ross, who sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” lost her ex-husband to a mountain climbing accident years later.
vPKQR TIL in 2000 the tomb of Lynyrd Skynrd's lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines was broken into and their remains were desecrated, forcing their burial site to be relocated
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rXv1 TIL Gin and Tonic were originally created by the British East India Company as a way to get soldiers to have quinine to prevent and treat malaria. Quinine (in tonic) was too bitter. In order to get them to drink the tonic officers added the solders’ gin rations with sugar, lime and water.