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TIL there's a labour union for Youtubers

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d81or TIL the Jacksons' 1978 hit, "Blame It on the Boogie" was written and originally recorded by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson (real name: Michael Jackson).
19xD TIL in 1996, Pfizer may have killed 50 kids in Nigeria while improperly testing experimental anti-meningitis drugs
l1EB TIL an Egyptian special forces unit got confused for terrorists while attempting to storm a hijacked plane, 15 were killed by Cypriot forces. 7 years later the unit tried to storm another plane by attaching explosives to it, 56 of the hostages died. The unit was subsequently disbanded.
wLv8M TIL: A programmable HP-65 calculator was used as a backup in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, in case the main system malfunctioned.
XlBD TIL Pope Francis used to be a nightclub bouncer