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TIL that when Prince released his single titled Breakfest Can Wait, he used a picture of comedian Dave Chapelle on the cover, who was dressed up as Prince serving pancakes, taken from the famous 2004 sketch on the Dave Chapelle Show.

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6EJXl TIL an Italian man found wandering Edinburgh claiming to have no memory of who he was or how he got there admitted to faking amnesia to avoid his nagging mother-in-law. His disappearance from Pisa raised suspicion when online searches 'how to disappear' and 'how to fake memory loss' were discovered.
l7OeG TIL fur coats and clothing can be donated to wildlife rehabilitation centers and animal sanctuaries across the country, which use the fur to provide familiar comfort, warmth, and enrichment to injured, orphaned, and rescued wildlife.
QYd9 TIL Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, was given her name for two reasons. The hard consonant “X” allows her to recognize her name easier, and the name “Alexa” is also reminiscent of the Library of Alexandria; as the library was the “keeper of all knowledge”
vPXbr TIL that Apocephalus borealis, a parasitoid fly also known as the "zombie fly", lays its eggs in honeybees, bumblebees and paper wasps; the hosts - sometimes referred to as "zombees" - show behavioral changes of unclear purpose.
QJ7dM TIL — World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes "occupational burnout" as a syndrome resulting from chronic work-related stress, but does not classify it as a medical condition.