› added 4 months ago

17

TIL Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal" while written to sound dark was actually light heartedly based on Resusci Annie, the CPR doll.

Read more americansongwriter.com

via reddit.com

e09A5 TIL Cows lick each other on the face and neck to say hello.
JKJQ TIL that a book claiming that sunscreen, not the sun, is the number one cause of skin cancer, and that AIDS is “one of the greatest hoaxes and deceptions ever perpetrated on the American public” was #1 on the New York Times best-seller list and sold 5 million copies in the U.S.
JYbQ TIL Peter Norman, the little-known “white guy on the podium", made a major contribution to the 1968 Olympic black rights statement. He went home to Australia a pariah – his career ended by the AOC. He died in 2006 without recognition, buried quietly by his lifelong friends: Cook and Carlos. [Fixed]
lopwK TIL: Balbir Singh an Indian Sikh also known as "Eco Baba" single-handedly cleaned and restored the 160 Km (110 mile) long Kali Bein river in the region of Punjab, India. he was later awarded the indian civilian award Padmashri in 2017.
P1APn TIL Annabella Lwin joined Bow Wow Wow, at 13, appeared nude on an album cover at 14, and was 15 when they recorded “I Want Candy”