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TIL that the B.I.G. portion of the name The Notorious B.I.G. stood for Business Instead of Game, and upon his death, Books Instead of Guns.

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yQEvM TIL that singer Ella Fitzgerald's career had a late renaissance when, at an audition for Memorex Recording Tapes' advertising, was asked to break a glass using the power of her voice, and she succeeded.
owQE TIL that after Tom Cruise called Brooke Shields ‘irresponsible’ for claiming that she medically cured her postpartum depression, she responded “Tom should stick to saving the world from aliens and let women who are experiencing postpartum depression decide what treatment options are best for them”
R70P6 TIL during the victorian era there was a penomenon of multiple girls claiming to survive without food or any nourishment, and often claimed to have some kind of supernatural powers. Many regarded their supposed abilities as miraculous.
GEXg TIL that there is an organization called the National Odd Shoe Exchange where you can send and receive shoes if your feet are different sizes
awJ7N TIL that Country Time Lemonade has a program in place to help reimburse children that are fined for running lemonade stands.