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TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993.

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DQAvv TIL that Cannabis users appear to be less aware of unhealthy relationship strategies they may use with their partners when discussing a conflict, according a study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
R5Rl8 TIL Limerick, Ireland is the only place in the world with the orginal KFC recipe because Pat Grace who owns Chicken Hut was best friends with Colonel Sanders, and Sanders passed on the recipe to Grace before he died.
WxXN TIL that in Chinese-occupied Tibet, the Tibetan’s own language has been banned.
Z8oMG TIL that the Fosbury Flop is so successful as a high jump technique because it allows the jumper’s centre of mass to travel underneath the bar
Menea TIL Dry thunderstorms, where most/ all of the normal rain evaporates before hitting the ground. This leaves lightning strikes to hit very dry ground, which is a leading cause of wildfires.