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TIL Tracy Chapman's musical career took off following her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concerts in 1988. Following the second concert, her already successful album, "Tracy Chapman", went from 250,000 copies sold to over 2 millions.

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WANL TIL a tree was planted in L.A. in memory of George Harrison of the Beatles, just to later die due to an infestation of beetles.
69Vkw TIL Bald Eagles, The USA's National Icon, are a menace to landfill employees because they, among other things, fly in and pick up entire trash bags, bring them back to their nests to pick out items they want, and leave the garbage bags in the trees or drop them in people's yards
jNyaj TIL of the amazing and fearless POW dog Judy, who uplifted and protected British prisoners captured by the Japanese during WW2. She skirted death multiple times and survived the war. Her “master” built her a granite memorial inscribed with her life story when she died of old age
N7mQb TIL in 2014 four black bears in New Hampshire were found dead of heart failure after eating 90 pounds of chocolate and donuts placed at a bait site.
QG4d TIL Katy Perry’s dad used to manufacture and sell acid with Timothy Leary, and her mom dated Jimi Hendrix. Both are now Pentacostal pastors.