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TIL There were two brothers that were such compulsive horders they had managed to amass over 140 tons of items before one was killed by falling debris

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69NrJ TIL the song 'Human Nature' by Michael Jackson was originally written by the band Toto for their album, 'Toto IV'. The only reason the song officially became Michael's is because Quincy Jones heard Toto's demo of the song and suggested that it would fit better on Michael's album, 'Thriller'.
6rVX TIL that Prince started YesWeCode.org to help low income kids learn to be programmers.
awjQZ TIL about the existence of the 'universal S' graffiti symbol. Found in multiple countries and over multiple generations.
nWvpr TIL NJ landmark Lucy the Elephant was used by offshore bootleggers as a signal light.
loVdN TIL: If you ever got shrunk down to the size of an ant, not only would everything look bigger to you, but the world would also appear almost a million times darker, light would no longer appear straight meaning that the world around you would be covered in a haze of blurriness and shadow