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TIL it took over 15 years for hip hop aficionados to determine who Mobb Deep sampled on their breakout hit "Shook Ones Part II."

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8axMG TIL During WWII, there was a unit of Japanese schoolgirls who looked after Kamikaze pilots before they went on suicide missions. Called the Nadeshiko, they were aged between 14-15 and lived and worked on a military base with the men, preparing meals and befriending them before they went to die.
yQGOe TIL about John Carpenter. The first winner to ever win "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", used none of his lifelines until the final question, when he called his dad. He told him that he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
KYjKR TIL that Micheal Jackson is not only the king of Pop but also the Prince of the Kingdom of Sanwi.
6Bw TIL on his deathbed, Steve Jobs refused to wear his oxygen mask because he did not like the design of it
MZrB TIL Daniel Radcliffe wore the same outfit for 6 months to make paparazzi angry.