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TIL that to ensure Kendrick Lamar didn't have a "ghostwriter", Eminem kicked everyone out of the studio and made Kendrick write an entire verse on the spot.

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XlPQ TIL Ravens, Bees, Ants and Humans are the only animals capable of linguistic displacement- the ability to communicate about objects or events that are distant in space or time
Zoop Til that the first televised MMA fight occurred in 1963 when boxer Jim Beck offered $1,000 to any Judo practitioner (who he termed “Judo Bums”) that could beat a professional boxer. Gene Lebell took on the challenge, and won after choking out his opponent and leaving him unconscious for 20 minutes.
8vLZ TIL that a lone Finnish soldier camped in a forest with a rifle and canned food, killing over 700 Soviets in under 100 days, surviving counter sniping efforts, artillery strikes, and an exploding bullet to the face.
nEpP TIL the Christopher Nolan “Tumbler” Batmobiles were street-ready vehicles built from scratch, not shells on top of existing cars, capable of high-speed driving, jumping, and tight cornering.
yQNvX TIL The Man Who Inspired Father’s Day Was a Single Dad and a Civil War Vet