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TIL the oldest known song dates from 1400BC

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XRN6 TIL that Bob Ross served as a Master Sergeant in the USAF, one of many positions that he said required him to be “tough” and “mean.” After leaving in 1981, he said that he had promised himself that if he ever left the military, he would never scream again.
R0n9 TIL FDA rejected Aspartame [APM] (infamous sweetener in Diet Coke) several times for EXTREME health risks. The CEO of the company who owned patent on APM was made head of FDA by Reagan administration. APM was instantly approved for consumption. Today, APM is the largest artificial sweetener in USA.
69o9J TIL that in Korea there is 'secret condom' campaign that disguises itself (as condiments, tea, instant coffee, hot chocolate, etc.) to encourage young people to buy and use condoms due to rising HIV-AIDS rates, and low percent of young people using protection during sex due to social stigma.
woow8 TIL High school and college basketball players are forbidden from wearing jerseys with the numbers 6-9 on them bc refs need to be able to signal their numbers with one hand.
ojDW TIL the Monster Study was an experiment designed to induce stuttering in otherwise normal-speaking orphan children. Some of the children were praised for their speech, while others ridiculed and belittled… these children later developed speech problems that lasted their entire life.