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TIL Snoop Dog now owns Death Row Records, in a deal signed just before his Super Bowl LVI half time show in 2022. It was a sensational 90s hip hop label that released iconic albums by Dr Dre, Snoop Dog and 2Pac - and went through multiple owners like Hasbro and the Blackstone Group.

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wooko TIL Warthogs don't actually have warts. Their "warts" are really just tough protective skin to help cushion blows during fights.
oBOrE TIL in 2007, Hong Kong researchers warned the "presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV-like viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time bomb"
gMW6A TIL there are myths of an advanced civilization of red haired people who disappeared after the last ice age (5,000+ years ago)
loyJB TIL teeth are not bones but are evolved fish scales
gZpb TIL in 1984, James Huberty called a mental health center seeking help. Because he did not state it was an emergency, his call was not returned. The next day he walked into a crowded McDonald’s in San Ysidro and began shooting, killing 21 and injuring 19 more.