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TIL The Beatles were signed to EMI (Electrical and Musical Industries) in 1962 and with their insane success the label funded the research that lead to the CT scanner, which EMI released in 1972.

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m1pPy TIL The unit of measurement for buttons dates back to the 9th century. Its called a ligne, and is abbreviated as an L.
pYZ7b TIL a four-year-old murder was solved when detectives noticed a gang member's tattoo that depicted the entire crime scene
k4ge TIL Mary J. Blige hit her own husband in the face and screamed, “What are you gonna do, Chris Brown me?”
ZQBa TIL it is possible to become a lawyer in 4 states with zero formal education in law
awG0J TIL R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon” lyrics repeat “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”. Michael Stipe said his friend Kurt Cobain had a habit of placing "yeah" in Nirvana songs so Stipe wanted to outdo him by writing a song with more “yeahs”