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TIL Seattle-caught salmon found to contain cocaine, antidepressants and pain relievers

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KYW64 TIL Eminem used actual information about Anthony Mackie's real life in his final rap battle versus Mackie's Papa Doc in 8 Mile (2002), making fun of his actual upbringing for the scene. Mackie said Em searched him online & learned about his nice childhood which Em then used against him in the scene.
X0gnQ TIL Littering can result in imprisonment of up to six years in Tennessee
m1abE TIL Leontyne Price was the first African American Opera soprano to receive international acclaim for her performances. (And she's 98 years old!)
EjRW TIL that Bubbles the Chimp (who once was famously Michael Jackson’s pet) is alive and well, living in a Florida sanctuary for retired apes - and that he HATES cameras these days
KYgO9 TIL Antipodes are two spots on the Earth on the exact opposite sides from the planet's center. There is a group of islands in New Zealand called the Antipodes Islands because they are almost the exact antipode of London, England.