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TIL Susanna Hoffs was NOT the designated lead singer of The Bangles. All four members sang - it just so happened that most of the band's big hits had Hoffs as lead.

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VM5aB TIL Michelle Birnbaum, a Mother from New Jersey gave birth to a daughter, Rose on Feb 29 2008, coincidentally she's also born on a Leap year in 1980. The odds of mother & child sharing birthday on Leap Year is 1 is to 2 Million
mK5P TIL Texas charged a man who knew he was infected with HIV with assault with a deadly weapon after the man committed sexual assault. The court concluded that under Texas’ laws, infected semen could be considered a deadly weapon.
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