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TIL Michael Jackson’s will dictates that his estate annually donate 20% of his posthumous earnings to various charities.

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9Y9KD TIL after most of Manchester United's starting line-up died in a plane crash in 1958, Real Madrid offered to loan out Alfredo Di Stéfano, the world's best player, to Manchester United. All the parties agreed, but England's FA blocked the loan, because "it would halt the progress of a British player"
e06Ln TIL that at a 1993 Lollapalooza show, Rage Against the Machine stood on stage naked with duct-taped mouths for 14 minutes in protest against the Parents Music Resource Council. The only sound was feedback from the guitars.
78O6r TIL about Severus of Vienne, a catholic saint of Indian Origin, who converted pagans to Christianity in the 5th century
YpQBG TIL Vincent Van Gogh may not have killed himself, but may have been accidentally shot by two boys and instead he covered up for them by claiming that it was suicide so they would not get in trouble.
aw7n0 TIL Target created an algorithm to detect which shoppers were in their second trimester of pregnancy. They sent baby marketing materials mixed in with lawn mowers and wine glasses so the women wouldn't suspect anything.