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TIL Dr. Dre didn’t know Eminem was white until they met in person

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Lknrp TIL that oysters make pearls when an irritant enters their mouth and they deposit a mineral to coat the irritant and make it more bearable, forming a pearl.
dDZOK TIL: When complaining about a service like Optimum cable TV always create your own log and make a BPU complaint
d8GPZ TIL that Groundhog Day was introduced to America by German settlers who originally used a hedgehog to predict the weather, switching to the groundhog as they were easier to come across in the Keystone State.
bDD9 TIL when a Russian man’s family died in a 2002 plane crash over Germany, he tracked down the air traffic controller he felt was responsible and murdered them in front of their family. For this, he spent 3 years in a Swiss prison, then returned home and was appointed as a deputy to a govt. ministry.
y6vJ TIL that in China, cigarette companies are allowed to sponsor schools, with slogans like “Genius comes from hard work. Tobacco helps you become talented.”