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TIL that in “Hey Ya!”, André 3000 played all eight members of the band The Love Below, and he performed the song 23 times during the course of filming

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4XQ4R TIL On 19 November 2020, Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, was awarded Harvard University's 2020 Gleitsman International Activist Award, which comes with a prize of US$150,000. She has passed the prize money to New Zealanders studying at the university.
D148P TIL that a single Wolverine crossed the ice of Lake Huron into Michigan, where it lived out its days as the only one in the entire state. A local science teacher followed and studied her closely for years until her death. Upon finding her dead he said, "I feel like I lost a member of my family."
Z890Y TIL due to an unusual scoring rule anomoly, the 1994 Carribbean Cup soccer match between Grenada and Barbados resulted in both teams desperately trying to score own goals and protect the opposition nets.
m1nPo TIL that Portugal once had a dead queen declared as ruler. In the 14th century, after the death of Inês de Castro, King Pedro I posthumously declared her queen and had her crowned, insisting that courtiers pay homage to her corpse at her coronation.
rRnZe TIL that why mandrills have such colorful bums. Turns out the bright red and blue on a male mandrill’s backside really draws the eye – especially the ladies’. Only dominant, top males flaunt such vibrant hues, and female mandrills see them as a badge of fitness.