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TIL that «Billie Jean» by Michael Jackson was mixed 91 times before they decided to go with mix 2.

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Xx9R TIL that a US submarine placed a wire tap on Russian undersea cables to monitor secret military communications during the Cold War, and only found the cable after a week of searching because of a sign on the shore saying “Cable Here. Do Not Anchor.”
M417 TIL a student sent John Lennon a letter stating his teacher was conducting a class analyzing the Beatles’ songs. This act inspired the song “I Am The Walrus,” as the whole purpose of the song, according to John, was to confuse, befuddle, and mess with the Beatles experts.
9YYrX TIL that Latvia imports almost as much tequila as Canada or Brazil
1jKV TIL Gangsta’s Paradise is one of the few Coolio songs to not feature profanity because it was the only way Stevie Wonder would authorise the sampling of his song ‘Pastime Paradise’
0dAvL TIL there were six civilian deaths in the continental US during World War II, and they were caused by Fu-Go balloon bombs (regarded as the first weapon system with intercontinental range).