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TIL Mariah Carey threw herself a Mariah Carey themed party

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OGnpg TIL during WWII, Continental used to test their rubber boot soles by using concentration camp prisoners who would march 30-40 km per day. Those who slowed down or fell were executed by the SS.
6ElQ TIL in 1919 a tank containing 2,300,000 gallons of molasses used to sweeten drinks burst during a heat wave, flooding the streets of Boston with molasses traveling 35 MPH, killing 21 and injuring 150. Take that Snapple Popsicle!
W7kj9 TIL that there was a blue man named Paul “Papa Smurf” Karason who had a rare skin condition that made his skin entirely blue from high red blood cell count which caused his skin not to release oxygen at normal levels
nedd9 TIL if Pluto was recognized as a planet, then there should be 4 other dwarf planets added to the planet list: Ceres, Haumea, Makemake and Eris.
V7BD TIL rapper Rakim, universally considered one of the greatest rap lyricists ever, quit Dr. Dre’s record label because Dr. Dre wanted him to rap about things like “killing somebody”, while Rakim wanted to rap more about “bringing somebody to life”.