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TIL that the rapper Shyne, famous for going to jail as part of Diddy's posse as well as writing for many famous artists, converted to Orthodox Judaism in prison, moved to Jerusalem to study the torah up to 12 hours a day, and now has become a politician and leader of the opposition party in Belize.

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JD8 TIL that in the movie Independence Day, the filmmakers added audio from Jurassic Park, in post production, because they liked when Jeff Goldblum said “Must go faster! Must go faster”.
4Xy1J TIL that there was a "Human Zoo" exhibit at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair where the Ministry of Colonies built a Congolese exhibit to demonstrate their claim to have "civilized" the "primitive Africans."
5VM09 TIL that Isadore Stessel was the only US Navy Airship casualty of WWII. Stessel was part of the crew on K-74 when it attacked and rendered the U-134 unable to submerge. Stessel was then killed by a shark moments before rescue the following day.
ADx17 TIL of Antonio Paoli, a Puerto Rican tenor considered one of the most outstanding opera singers of all time. During WWI, when all opera houses closed, he lost his voice and became a profession boxer (5-1), retiring after breaking his wrist. He retrained and gained his voice back after the war.
xkPb TIL That Alan Turing (who created a precursor to the modern computer), committed suicide in 1954. Two years prior, he had been “convicted” of homosexuality, in which he was forced to undergo hormonal treatments and lost security clearance to continue his research.