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TIL Prince played Purple Rain for Journey because, "I don't want you to sue me."

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r8Ne TIL There was an intern who stole moon rocks from NASA, spread the rocks on his bed and had sex on them, resulting in contamination making the rocks virtually useless to the scientific community. He was sentenced for more than 8 years.
Oo0d1 TIL Target had to apologize after a labeling error resulted in plus-sized customers feeling insulted. Target was selling two dresses of the same color but at different sizes. The small was listed as "Gray" while the larger's color was listed as "Manatee Gray". Target pulled the dresses.
m8YY TIL that there are at least 10 gems more rare than diamonds and some of them will change color depending on the light you see them in.
X0a7j TIL when researchers removed eyebrows from pictures of familiar faces, it reduced the chances of recognition substantially, and significantly more than removing the eyes themselves.
Z8aAQ TIL of US Army nurse Ruby Bradley. Captured during WWII, she was nicknamed the "Angel in Fatigues", delivering 13 babies and smuggling food to help starving children. During the Korean War, she refused to leave her hospital until everyone has left, despite surrounded by 100,000 enemy soldiers.