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TIL that Aretha Franklin had her first child at the age of 12.

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J0QB TIL that a species of snail from Queensland, Australia, is called Crikey steveirwini after Steve Irwin.
Px9w TIL a man was writing articles and reporting about deaths of people who he actually killed. He was arrested when they found he has more information than the police
Z8eyR Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" was the first YouTube music video to reach 100 million views, doing so back in 2008.
OwA7 TIL during WWII the British govt would issue city-wide blackouts to make it harder for the German’s to hit targets during night raids. Armed with new, secret radar technology, the British spread the myth that eating carrots improved eyesight to explain their newfound success in defending in the dark
1xOP TIL that two men produced 90% of the world’s LSD, and were pulled over in 2000 while trying to move their lab equipment in a rental truck