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TIL Brad Buxer has confirmed that Michael Jackson worked on the Sonic 3 soundtrack, but had his name removed because “game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction”.

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W7j7L TIL Mustard gas, one of the most deadliest chemical weapons deployed in warfare, was noted to cause a surprisingly low number of immune cells when medical records of soldiers were reviewed. This revolutionized cancer treatments and mustard gas is now used today to treat some leukemia/lymphomas
16y98 TIL in 1314 the Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal that saw the daughters-in-law of Philip IV accused of adultery, leading to their imprisonments & executions of their lovers. The severe shock may have contributed to Philip’s death months later & contributed to the start of the Hundred Years War
odQK TIL “Bambi Meets Godzilla” is a short cartoon considered to be a classic of animation—#38 in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons
wooPP TIL The Galileo spacecraft saw a mile-high, 16-mile-long curtain of lava erupt from Jupiter's moon Io
YNer TIL that pets are not necessarily as happy as many pet owners would hope, that you may be doing your pet a favor by making them work for food, and that it is important to play with pets to avoid boredom