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TIL in Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal", the refrain "Annie, are you OK?" was inspired by Resusci Anne, a dummy used in CPR training.

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pYZQb TIL that the last ship the legendary American frigate USS Constitution ever captured was an illegal slave ship named H. N. Gambrill. The 1853 seizing occurred while Constitution was serving as flagship of the United States Navy's anti-slave trading Africa Squadron.
OGVmR TIL that a delicacy exists in Inuit culture called Urumiit, which is the feces of the ptarmigan bird
n5ld TIL in 2013 The Wall Street Journal discovered a cache of files that revealed the U.S. government lobotomized over 2000 veterans against their will after WW2. The veterans were lobotomized for reasons such as PTSD, depression, schizophrenia, and occasionally homosexuality.
woMX6 TIL that astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich onto the Gemini 3 space mission in 1965. When he took a bite, crumbs started floating around the cabin, causing concern about damaging equipment.
DQekD TIL that Robin Williams' suicide is misunderstood by many, and that depression/alcoholism was not the cause.