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TIL 95-year-old Li Xiufeng spent 6 days inside a coffin after her neighbour assumed that she had died in her sleep after failing to wake her up. On the day before her funeral, her neighbors were stunned when they saw that the coffin was empty. Afterwards, they found her in her kitchen cooking.

8aZaP TIL When the Rolling Stones left Decca to start their own record label, Decca insisted that the Stones owed them one more song before they were allowed to leave. That incensed Mick Jagger who recorded the song C*cksucker Blues, a song with explicit references to fellatio, anal sex and bestiality
OGD0Y TIL in 1998, a group that was aiming to save historic properties started renovating Ben Franklin's London home. In the process, they found a hidden, no-window room beneath his garden that had the remains of fifteen individuals.
9w8YX TIL: the single “Uptown Funk” was based on rapper Trinidad James “All Gold Everything”. James receives 8% in royalties from the Bruno Mars hit. Similarities include similar rapped verses, the same refrain as apart of the chorus, and a drum section set to the same rhythm as James’ adlibbing
M7LGa TIL George Michael woke from a coma in 2011 speaking with a West Country accent due to Foreign Accent Syndrome, a rare condition often caused by brain injuries that alters speech patterns, making it sound like a different accent despite still using the native language
jV1j TIL jimmy kimmel launched a campaign to end womens suffrage. Apparently a large number of women were willing to sign away their right to vote