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TIL Gangsta's Paradise is just a cover with some changed lyrics of the song Pastime Paradise by Stevie Wonder

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pYox4 TIL: A 1795 court case, Cutter V Powell, established contract law regarding substantive performance. A sailor agreed for a 10 week voyage, but died 7 weeks in. His wife sued to be reimbursed for the time he was alive. The court ruled that no payment be given as the contract wasn't complete.
l7pYG Today I learned that Canada was going to build Nuclear submarines in the eighties
wLNMo TIL the James Webb Space Telescope has gold-plating on its mirrors because the mirrors are made of poorly-reflective beryllium able to withstand cold.
POZe TIL Moses Fleetwood Walker was actually the first African-American to play in organized baseball. Walker broke the Color-Barrier in 1884 and played one season as the catcher of the Toledo Blue Stockings.
Yp7gP TIL Mars Candy recently bought VCA animal clinics in 2017