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TIL The song "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen was part of a 2 year FBI investigation for possible obscene lyrics. After playing the song forward, backwards and at different speeds the lyrics were still indecipherable.

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QNyOL TIL that the Ghanaian Kingsley Ofosu is the only survivor of a massacre perpetrated by the crew of a cargo ship he and 8 other people stowed away on. He managed to hide for 3 days then flee to safety when the ship reached France, while the other stowaways were all murdered by the crew.
xVLkw TIL that Glenn Close attended the 102 Dalmatians premiere in character as Cruella de Vil, and even had some writers come up with Cruella-esque responses to expected journalist questions
loAX1 TIL that Filipino churches built during Spain's colonial period used millions of egg whites in the concrete to make it more durable. This is also why Filipino desserts often use lots of egg yolks- many were developed to use up all the extra yolks from construction projects.
R7Np8 TIL Tibor Rubin survived the Holocaust, fought for the US Army during the Korean War, became a POW, and had to wait 55 years to receive his Medal of Honor, all because his sergeant was an anti-Semite.
gXD7 TIL that crows may be just as smart as apes, and not only recognize general threats, like a hawk, but also recognize personal threats and remember them with a grudge.