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TIL Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee Bubbles is still alive, and lives in the Center for Great Apes sanctuary in Florida, where his care is paid for by Jackson's estate

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wLYB7 TIL rapper Big Sean's grandmother was one of the first black female captains in World War II, and she also worked as a police officer in Detroit
LkPlQ TIL pornstar Mia Khalifa who was born in Lebanon, was actually raised as a very conservative Catholic.
bA9Q TIL Stalin had a secret lab to analyze the feces of other foreign leaders for the purpose of constructing psychological portraits. For example, a leader with high levels of tryptophan was assumed to be calm and approachable, while a lack of potassium indicated a nervous disposition.
grOX8 TIL nearly 60 senators were part of the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, but he was stabbed 23 times, with only 1 wound being fatal. Caesar ultimately died at the base of the statue of his former rival, Pompey the Great.
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