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TIL Simon and Garfunkel met at primary school

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0XbA TIL Michael Jackson invented and patented a shoe that allows the wearer to pull off the anti-gravity lean illusion used in his video for “Smooth Criminal” and during live performances.
grEjL TIL the original LEGO building bricks were based off a building toy made by British company Kiddicraft in 1947. LEGO started selling their redesigned version in 1949. In the late '50s LEGO contacted Kiddicraft to ask if they objected to LEGO bricks. They did not, and wished LEGO good luck with them.
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