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TIL Michael Jackson did not perform the first moonwalk.

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DO6e TIL that funk band Vulfpeck released an album on Spotify titled “Sleepify” consisting entirely of silence. They encouraged listeners to stream the album while sleeping, and used the royalties (nearly $20,000) to fund an admission-free concert tour.
R5BBw TIL about “parasite singles,” a Japanese term for unmarried adults living with parents into their 30s for comfort. This trend contributes to delayed marriage and low birth rates. Similar terms exist globally, like Italy’s “bamboccioni” (“big spoiled babies”) or Brazil’s “Paitrocínio.”
x6Xlo TIL the UK was the number 1 European recipient of aid from the Marshall Plan, receiving $2.7 billion
GPxE TIL: Lack of connection is a key reason why people have suicidal thoughts; isolation contributes to and escalates their pain.
PjAL TIL that in 1965 a dolphin and his trainer entered into a sexual relationship, which after being forcibly ended caused the dolphin to commit suicide.