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TIL that during System of a Down and Slipknot’s Pledge of Allegiance Tour, SOAD bassist Shavo Odadjian was racially profiled and beaten by security guards upon trying to enter backstage

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PYwEV TIL that the lyrics to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" were inspired by the CPR doll Resusci Anne, a dummy used to teach people how to properly perform CPR. Trainees are taught to ask "Annie, are you OK?" while performing CPR on the dummy.
wWRJ TIL that when Kiefer Sutherland found out about a “24” drinking game where you drink every time he says “damn it,” he decided to play along and started saying the phrase as many times as he could in an episode.
9w7jX TIL that Toronto, with a tree canopy rivaling the world’s largest cities, has over 22,000 fruit-bearing street trees, including cherries, apples, pears, plum, and the most common hackberry! There’s even a map showing when and where these trees ripen each month.
nvBr TIL a lawyer died by trying to prove to a bunch of students, that a window on the 24th story was unbreakable. The window gave way and he fell to his death.
J1RXj TIL of Sandra Andersen and her dog, Eagle, who was widely considered the best cadaver dog in history. She was eventually convicted for planting evidence at suspected crime scenes.