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TIL Toni Braxton's initial reaction when her record company sent her "Unbreak my heart" was that she hated the song and didn't want to do it.

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nGR9 TIL that Alzheimer’s Disease does not affect emotional memory as strongly as informational memory. As a result, Alzheimer’s patients given bad news will quickly forget the news, but will remain sad and have no idea why.
9Yg1G TIL The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust is a grain reserve of commodities and cash. In 2008 the USDA sold the remaining stocks into an all cash reserve. Since it no longer holds commodities, it can respond to local food crises outside the US, but not to a global one that affects the USA itself.
RRw9 TIL Will Smith could have gone to M.I.T., but had no urge since he already attained a record deal.
BRWD TIL: A Massachusetts Pastor will stand trial for his role in creating Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” Law.
0dwB5 TIL that Nik Kershaw originally wanted ’The Riddle’ to be an instrumental but was made to give it lyrics by the record label. He couldn’t come up with lyrics and his nonsense guide lyrics were used instead. The lyrics were thought of as a genuine riddle and became a large matter for debate in the UK