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TIL Easy-E’s last public statement before dying of AIDS: “A few times I used Jimmy-Hats, but most of the times, I did it raw, and I ain’t gay.”

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b60x7 TIL: That in preparation for his role in the movie Hunger (2008), Michael Fassbender went on a special diet of less than 900 calories a day for ten weeks. After meeting with a nutritionist, he settled on a diet of berries, nuts, sardines and underwent periodic medical checks.
A4QB TIL - When Blackbeard captured the ship that would become Queen Anne’s Revenge, there 455 African slaves on board. Many of the African slaves would go on to become pirates rather than continue to be slaves. At the time of Blackbeard’s death, nearly one-third of his total crew were former slaves.
rRb5M TIL that broiler chickens raised for breeding must be feed-restricted to prevent them from becoming overweight. One study found that 20% of birds allowed to eat as much as they wanted either died or had to be killed because of severe illness between 11 and 20 weeks of age.
0drGL TIL that a urinal is a sanitary plumbing fixture for urination only.
yRAa TIL that Bethesda was offered to make a Game of Thrones themed Elder Scrolls game but they refused.