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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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Wdm9 TIL Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song “Barbie Girl”. The judge literally told them to “chill”.
x7gb TIL in a South Philly High School Asian students were the target of racial violence and received little support from school keep them safe. They organized their own boycott and brought down the administration.
mxbRO TIL the original story of Aladdin was based in China, was not an actual Arabian Night folk tale and was considered controversial for multiple reasons
7pmM TIL Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine) is a multi-billionaire and has a net worth greater than Jerry Seinfeld.
K5XJ TIL In 1969 after being told the SF Black Panthers were “engaged primarily in feeding breakfast to children” Hoover’s reply implied the agent’s career would be helped by supplying evidence they were “a violence-prone organization seeking to overthrow the Government by revolutionary means”.