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TIL Prince shares several songwriting credits with his father

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OonYg TIL your brain is able to make a decision for you seconds before you become aware of the fact that you are making a decision
Oop4R TIL Bulla Felix was a Roman bandit leader active around 205–207 AD. Bulla is known for not killing his victims, stealing only some of their money, employing artists, disguising himself as Roman officials, and leading a 600 man regiment of runaway slaves and free men.
0w78v TIL that from 1950 until 1966, NBA teams could specifically draft a player if they attended a college withkn 50 miles of the team's arena; players like Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson were drafted this way
KYw19 TIL Dry cleaning isn't dry at all and is only called dry because it uses chemical solvents instead of water
0dNPv TIL David Copperfield was once robbed at gunpoint -- but successfully performed an illusion to convince the robbers his pockets were empty when they weren't.