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TIL Marvin Gay Sr. abused and viciously beat his son throughout his childhood. Marvin II said that if it weren't for his mother he would have committed suicide. He added the "e" to his name to differentiate himself from his father. Marvin Sr would murder Marvin II in 1984 during a family dispute

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DmvP TIL that at midnight on Dec 30th, 1899, a ship positioned itself at the intersection of the date line and equator, such that the bow and stern occupied different seasons, hemispheres, days, years, and centuries. For the ship, Dec 31st never occurred.
lobZr TIL In the early 1970s in Korea, elementary schools started leaving Chinese script off their curriculum. Students now begin Hanja classes in middle school, and some parents would rather their children did not waste their time with it at all. However, Hanja calligraphy remains a national pastime
wL4XM TIL that Chuck Lorre composed the iconic TMNT 80s cartoon theme song
a8WYA TIL of the Maidenhead Railway Bridge in England. When it was built, its arches were the widest and flattest in the world. Critics feared the bridge was unstable, so the arches' centering was left in place, until it was destroyed in a storm - the arches stayed up, vindicating the design.
OGx1e TIL in the 1980s, a newly-wed wife realized that her husband's family recipe book was actually the first cookbook ever written in the Korean alphabet, written by a noble named Lady Jang in the 1670s titled "Understanding the Taste of Food" (Eumshikdimibang)