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TIL That Aeropostale supplied football uniforms for UConn & Pitt in the early 2000s

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5V5MP TIL: The B-52s performed the theme for The Flintstones and appeared in The Filtstones movie as "The BC-52s".
WkeYo TIL that famous Rapper and Lable Founder of "Maybach Music" - Rick Ross, lost his Reebok Deal and had major public backlash, due to 2 verses he wrote on a song called U.O.E.N.O.
ANZZd TIL the band ABBA gave the rights to its first Spanish-language song "Chiquitita" (Little Girl) to UNICEF and the proceeds from the Latin American hit are used to fund schools for girls in the poorest regions of Guatemala.
XwLQ TIL there is a butter flavoring that used to be used in microwavable popcorn that causes “popcorn lung,” a dangerous and potentially fatal lung disease. Major popcorn companies only just began disusing the chemical in 2007.
p88GQ TIL that 30% of those infected with gastroenteritis as a result of the 2000 Walkerton Outbreak developed IBS after, compared to just 10% of controls.