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TIL Eminem was so severely bullied in public school that his mother sued the local school board for “failing to sufficiently protect her child”

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Y7GZr TIL: That at least six people have been killed in the Philippines just for singing the song "My Way" on karaoke. Explanations for these incidents differ from the song being simply frequently sung among the nation's karaoke bars where violence is common or to perceived aggressive lyrics of the song.
D1W5Y TIL: The light atop a Hollywood record company building has been quietly blinking-out messages in Morse code since first being turned-on in 1956 --by Morse's own granddaughter. (The default message is one word, but it once revealed an album release date: “Katy Perry. Prism. October 22, 2013.")
NXPJP TIL German pianos have an H key
gMBeA TIL that every former U.S president is guaranteed secret service protection for the rest of their life.
EgQGd TIL that the Mayans used to consume alcohol through enemas.