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TIL Prince turned down major label record deals at the age of 15 because they wouldn't let him produce himself.

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JXmk TIL The word “retarded” came into popular use during the 1960’s because it was considered far less offensive and more politically correct than labeling someone a moron, idiot or imbecile.
BrV0K TIL: A book created by nazi doctors by means of dissecting thousands of executed prisoners is still used today as one of the most detailed medical books for surgeons. It’s quoted as being one of the great moral enigmas
7aar TIL that on the island of Chios, Greece, every Easter is celebrated with a rocket war between two churches on Saturday night. The objective is to ring the other church’s bell.
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KOZDR TIL William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, interviewed and kept records of every escaped slave he came across. Once, while interviewing a man, he discovered that the man was actually his long-lost brother.