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TIL MJ was a fan of Weird Al’s, but specifically requested he not parody “Black or White” because he felt the message was too important.

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JYdpV TIL that according to Italian folklore, on the same night that Mary gave birth to Jesus, a virgin cat in Bethlehem gave birth to a kitten
yV8nl TIL that aqueducts are water channels that use gravity to move water from a source to a destination. An ancient Roman aqueduct used only a 51 foot height difference to push water down a 31-mile-long path, resulting in as little as a 1-inch drop to push water 1,500 feet.
nWrOW TIL of Mad Jack Mytton, who rode a bear, stripped naked and hunted in the snow, fed his favourite dogs steak and champagne, allowed his horse to freely roam round his house, intentionally crashes his horse and carriage for a lark
8YNL TIL Due to over 60 years of separation, differences in the language have developed between South and North Korea. This leads to many hardships for North Korean defectors after they escape, because they have to relearn Korean.
Eggkd TIL Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a family photo behind on the moon in 1972