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TIL Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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D1JLj TIL when The Rolling Stones used photos of numerous celebrities for the cover of the album Some Girls, they did it without asking for permission and faced threats of legal action. In response they removed nearly all the celebrity photos in a reissue - the only remaining one was George Harrison.
E1BJW TIL that despite censoring "dirty" language in songs, Kidz Bop has been criticized due to changing ONLY individual lyrics and not the overall meaning and themes of songs. A University of Colorado professor called Kidz Bop "an abomination" due to it only censoring lyrics and not the overall content.
p8ZXb TIL Mongolian barbecue is not Mongolian - it was invented by a Taiwanese comedian/restaurateur.
8agNK TIL: Consuming Matcha (as well as other chlorophyll rich foods like spinach and kale), can make your stool green.
oB6e8 TIL With an Avg. Elevation of 12700 Feet , the greater 'La Paz' Metropolitan Area in Bolivia is the Highest Urban Center in the World with a population of over 2.1 million & is approx. 300 feet taller than Mt. Fuji in Japan!