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TIL that reality show ‘The Voice’ has yet to create any new singing stars, but has effectively rejuvenated the careers of its celebrity judges.

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d6ZB TIL in 2012 a 14-year old North Korean girl drowned while trying to save portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il, and the government renamed her school after her
R5e09 TIL that the children’s choir in “Another Brick in the Wall, pt. 2” was recorded by Pink Floyd’s producer and engineer without the band’s knowledge. The children were paid with concert tickets, an album and a single; only decades later did they file a claim to receive royalties.
6ExYZ TIL that until 2013, people interested in BDSM were regarded to have a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association. In family court, this would justify separating a child from their parent.
8ayD8 TIL that Dracula Parrots exist, also known as the Pesquets Parrot. Endemic to hill and montane rainforest in New Guinea. Despite their menacing appearance, they mainly live off fruit.
KZG4 TIL that Winston Churchill had a plan called “Operation Unthinkable” to invade the Soviet Union in a surprise attack immediately after the end of WWII. His plan was finally shot down when it was learned that the Soviet troops remaining outnumbered allied troops 3:1.