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TIL David Bowie's final album "Blackstar" was heavily influenced by Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly"

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epB46 TIL about Senator William Alden “Watertight Smith”, who chaired the US investigations into The sinking of the Titanic and infamously asked why passengers could not shelter in watertight compartments.
LQ0gp TIL of Ye Fei, a Chinese general born in the Philippines who was commander of the PLA during World War 2 and the Chinese Civil War, and went on to serve as Commander in Chief of the Chinese Navy then Governor of Fujian Province, and retained his Philippines citizenship throughout the years.
9wKO6 TIL A BBC investigation revealed child labor in the perfume industry, with minors picking jasmine in Egypt for suppliers of Lancôme and Aerin Beauty, despite both brands’ “zero tolerance” claims.
Br0vK TIL The guy who made the main theme and some music for BoJack Horseman is also the drummer for The Black Keys
OG9Oa TIL the concorde used fuel pumps and multiple fuel tanks to move its fuel around mid-flight to trim its center-of-mass to help maintain stability as it passed supersonic speeds.