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TIL In 1999, Jay-Z plead guilty to stabbing a rap producer in the back with an 8 to 9 inch knife, suspecting he was bootlegging his new album before the release date. He received 3 years of probation.

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Q56X TIL that Twinless Twins is an organization that provides specialized support to twins whose twin sibling has died
7wBM TIL that all through the 20th century, and up until 2007, parts of Lower Manhattan were still wired up with and using Edison’s original 110V DC.
A7Q4 TIL Presidential Memo’s suggest FDR did lure Japan into attacking the USA
0KwL TIL that if whatever dish you’re microwaving gets hotter than the food/drink you’re microwaving, it is not microwave safe.