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TIL Michael Jackson’s Pepsi accident, where his hair caught fire, occurred exactly on the middle day of his life.

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gMrnX TIL Mississippi did not ratify the 13th amendment till 2013, after the release of the movie Lincoln.
DQdOD TIL that Moe, Curly, and Shemp were brothers. Larry wasn’t related to the other ones.
yKn8 TIL that 19 “states have imposed some kind of fence against community broadband. Arkansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas have established a full ban.”
Yowv TIL Pearson, the education publisher, reported a loss of £2.6 billion in 2016
7rvNZ TIL Elvis Costello is banned from appearing on SNL after refusing to play “Less Than Zero” at Lorne Michaels’ request. He saw it pointless to play a song about UK politics over here. He played a few bars, then kicked into “Radio, Radio,” which was a criticism of corporate-controlled broadcasting.