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TIL Michael Jackson incorporated rap into his music and The Notorious B.I.G. appeared in his song "Unbreakable" released for Invincible in 2001. Biggie's rap was originally for the album "I Can't Stop the Reign"

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Z87Pp TIL during a coup attempt in 1972, four Moroccan pilots intercepted a Boeing 727 carrying the Moroccan King and fired on it. The King (himself a pilot), grabbed the radio and told the rebel pilots, “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Fooled, the rebels broke off their attack and the coup failed.
9YpD7 TIL a US dog grooming service suffered cancellations and received threats after a Facebook review claiming a groomer injured a dog. Video later proved the dog had been hit by a car as the owner's relative walked it unleashed hours after the grooming
N6eP TIL: A Japanese CEO took a pay-cut along with the employees during recession, and, when told about America’s rich-poor pay-gap, said “We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics.”
rNBPy TIL in the audio universe, AM/FM radio is still by far the top medium in the US with a monthly reach of 91% of adults (18+). Followed by YouTube Music with 29% and Spotify with 25%.
Bgxod TIL Thomas(ine) Hall was declared both a man and a woman in a Virginia court in 1629 and ordered to wear men's clothing with a woman's apron and bonnet. He/She would present as either gender carnally and when working as soldier, lacemaker, field laborer, or maid. Thomasine was physically intersex.