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TIL Frank Zappa was so astounded by the success of “Bobby Brown”, especially in Scandinavia, that he wanted CBS to hire an anthropologist to study why the song became such a big hit.

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emgb TIL There is a negative correlation between incidence of rape and pornography use - as porn use goes up, rape rates goes down
vJW4 TIL that one-third of humanity (including 60% of Europeans and 80% of North Americans) live in such light polluted areas that the Milky Way is not visible at night.
OoG0g TIL that in the game of 8 Ball the 'ball in hand' rule (meaning if the opponent 'scratches' the ball can be placed anywhere on the table) is actually used in professional games. "Which is unlike most amateurs play at home."
JkOj TIL that so many American Indians joined the military during WW2 that had all Americans joined at the same proportion, conscription would not have been necessary. The Blackfeet tribe mocked the idea of a draft: “Since when has it been necessary for Blackfeet to draw lots to fight?”
16GYV TIL the United States did not annex the entirety of Mexico after the Mexican-American war because of racism