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TIL Aretha Franklin actually covered Respect. It’s originally an Otis Redding number!

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7rZxO TIL 75 percent of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species
GYZNE TIL Robert Downey, Jr. started using drugs at age 6 when his father gave him pot. By age 8, he admits he was a drug addict. B/n 1995-2001, he cycled through arrests, rehab & prison. Sober since 2001, he became the highest-paid actor 2013-2015 and the 2nd highest-grossing box office star of all time.
5Yk09 TIL Mexico issued a ban known as "Avandarazo" in response to the Festival de Avándaro, forbidding the recording of Rock music by national groups, the prohibition of its sales in retail stores, live rock concerts and airplay of rock songs. The ban lasted for many years, gradually lifted in the 1980s.
9YjEM TIL that the British folk hero king arthur actually fought against the English. In the tale of king Arthur, he is a general and king of the Britons, who were the native Celtic people of England. He fought against the Anglo Saxons, who would go on to beat the Britons and found the country of England.
EgQM7 TIL that on 25 May 2003, a Boeing 727-223 airliner, was stolen at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Luanda, Angola,prompting a worldwide search by law enforcement intelligence agencies in the United States. No trace of the aircraft has since been found.