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TIL Future unintentionally invented mumble rap in 2011 after he was too "high" to open his mouth while recording

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oRPlA TIL they had car phones in the 1940s
JYyg8 TIL actor George C. Scott declined his best actor nomination for "Patton" in 1970, and had the decency to let the Academy know that he would refuse the award if he won. He won anyway, and reportedly called the Oscars a "two-hour meat parade."
VBVJp TIL that there is a disease that is called “Maple Syrup Urine Disease”
bmpQ TIL that in the 1830’s the Crow Nation had a female chief who was a hunter, horse-rider and warrior and that she took four women as wives.
vPyxx TIL that in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire banned the distribution of raw seeds or seedlings. However, Indian Sufi saint named Baba Budan managed to sneak out a few beans by hiding them in his beard and brought them to India, which eventually led to the worldwide spread of coffee cultivation.