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TIL 1 out of every 8 Americans is Californian.

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4XVQX TIL Michael Jackson couldn't read or write music. Instead, he fully realized music in his head and recorded himself singing the different parts on a cassette recorder.
xVPxk TIL The very first person to be infected with HIV probably picked up the virus in the 1920s.
mDJx TIL that disbarred attorney Jack Thompson once gave Janet Reno a form, asking about her sexuality. Reno responded by saying “I’m only interested in virile men; that’s why I’m not interested in you.” Thompson later sued her for battery due to her putting a hand on his shoulder
grBP8 TIL on average your skin fully regenerates itself every 27 days. So just about every month you have entirely new skin.
1660P TIL in the 1960s David Stein sold three watercolors purportedly by artist Marc Chagall to an art dealer. They were fake as Stein had painted them that day. He may have gotten away with it, but Marc Chagall just happened to meet the dealer on that very same day. Stein became an artist after prison.