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TIL the Captain Planet cartoon had an episode dedicated to the dangers of over population with the planeteer alert telling you not to have too many kids

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4mKN TIL that at the beginning of the song Roxane by The Police, during the intro, you can hear a strange piano chord, then Sting laughing. In fact, during the voice recording, Sting accidently sat on the piano just behind him. They decided to keep this on the final mix.
0d9aR TIL that the Gorrilaz hit, Clint Eastwood, has an iconic beat taken from a default preset on an Omnichord
1aJpV TIL of Ronald Alexander, who appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" to accept a $500,000 donation from Lowes for his crumbling elementary school in Detroit. Months later he and 12 other principals were convicted of taking $900,000 in bribes from a school supply scam.
XEDkR TIL When Michael Jackson was 15 years old, a family member arranged for two prostitutes to take his virginity Before being locked in a room with him. Michael picked up a Bible and read bible verses to the girls. The girls left in tears.
N7wZM TIL of John Corcoran, a teacher who taught for 17 years while being illiterate. He struggled in the 6th grade and never learned to read or write, and cheated his way through college. At the age of 47, he finally learned when he was inspired by Barbara Bush advocating for adult literacy.