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TIL Miley Cyrus’ brother was the guitarist/bassist for the band Metro Station

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5D8Q TIL that Stevie Wonder is blind because he was born six weeks premature, which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach
B68D TIL a West African prince was enslaved in 1788, brought to the U.S., and freed 40 yrs later as per the request of the Sultan of Morocco
5YYP8 TIL NBC hired JJ Abrams and Joss Whedon to each direct an episode of 'The Office' to air during the 2007 February Sweeps Week
WkELN TIL some emergency vehicles can emit a low sound to vibrate vehicles and can help alert the hearing impaired to their presence.
Bgpbr TIL about the 1905 Battle of Tsushima between Japanese and Russian steel battleships. The Japanese sunk 21 Russian warships and captured another 5, including the flagship. Only three Russian ships made it back to a Russian port