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TIL that Jamie Foxx’s real name is Eric Marlon Bishop and he changed his name when he found that female comedians were often called first to perform. feeling that it was a name ambiguous enough to disallow any biases.

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KO1nR TIL that Cherophobia is fear of being happy. It is the belief that when one becomes happy,something bad will happen.
j69Vp TIL a small group of defense witnesses regularly testify against mainstream medical opinion in shaken baby cases over whether infants can be fatally injured through shaking alone
nJv9 TIL the name for the 9mm Parabellum is derived from the latin adage, “Si vis pacem, para bellum.” If you seek peace, prepare for war.
ZloY TIL Africa’s tallest apartment complex has a dark central void space, its first 3 stories filled up with accumulated garbage - it has also “developed a reputation for defenestrations – accidents, suicides and otherwise.”
vBRR TIL of Mexican singer Chalino Sánchez failed assassination attempt on. In 1992 while he was performing at a club, a patron came up to the stage, pulled a gun, and shot Sánchez in the side. Sánchez immediately pulled a gun of his own and returned fire, the would-be killer was shot to death.