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TIL Eminem is an Oscar winner

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JRol TIL that in 1947 James Hanes of the Hanes brand, helped to sterilize over 7,600 people in North Carolina because they were deemed “unworthy of having children”.
6Epvm TIL Grammy-winning reggae artist Shaggy served in the United States Marine Corps from 1988-1991 and was deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. He reached the rank of Lance Corporal, but was later demoted for returning to base late from a weekend trip to his music studio
VMyKD TIL in 2000, ABBA were offered $1 billion to reunite for a 100-show world tour, working out to a $2.5m paycheck per member per show. The band turned it down.
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