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KnoG TIL in 1990 soul legend Curtis Mayfield was paralyzed from the neck down by falling lighting equipment whilst performing in New York. He continued to compose and record vocals lying down until his death in 1999.
a0pM TIL Don King brutally killed an employee that owed him $600 and only served a 4 year sentence
KAVG TIL that 60 years ago today, virologist Jonas Salk announced the first successful testing of a vaccine for Polio.
QJDbp TIL that people used to make clothes from asbestos. These garments were fireproof and people cleaned them by burning off the stains.
j646N TIL that dolphins are scientifically classified as “toothed whales.”