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TIL That David Bowie ripped into MTV for not embracing black artists in 1983 but Michael Jackson's Thriller likely saved the network.

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nWElP TIL the first elevator shaft was built in The Cooper Union - four years before the first passenger elevator was even built
rRO6e TIL that on his death bed in 1936, King George's Dr issued the final notice “The King’s life is moving peacefully towards its close" and then proceeded to inject him with 750mg of morphine and 1000mg of cocaine, enough to kill him twice over.
5xe8 TIL of UVB-76 a secret Russian radio signal that’s been broadcasting since the 80s. It suddenly stopped today…
QNNrk TIL one of the unifiers of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, once built an entire castle in secret near a castle he had put under siege. After 80 days, he had the trees covering it cut down, making it seem like a castle had sprung up overnight. His enemies surrendered shortly thereafter.
rNQ10 TIL about Jim Corbett, a British-Indian hunter responsible for tracking and killing some of the most prolific man eating big cats in India. He later became an early proponent of the conservationist movement and encouraged fellow trackers to replace hunting with nature photography.