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TIL that Prince recalled an album days before it’s release because he had a bad MDMA experience and thought the record was evil.

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xV8j0 TIL at the funeral of King Hussein of Jordan, both the Queen of Spain and the U.S Secretary of State had to stay outside venue because they were women. The only women allowed to enter were the ones that were heads of state.
YprB7 TIL In April 2015, Dan Price announced that over the next three years, his company would raise the pay of all employees to at least $70,000 per year, stating this was the minimum needed to secure them from financial hardship when hit by unexpected expenses.
jWoN TIL artist Binh Danh develops photographs directly on to leaves, using the natural combination of chlorophyll and sunlight. Also, TIL that’s possible.
VBm5k TIL About firedamp whistles, a device designed to detect flammable gases in a coal mine by blowing local air and a reference gas through whistles and listening for a "beat" caused by a slight difference in the frequency
LQAkV TIL that the inventor of the motorcycle died while riding his own motorcycle design at the age of 72. A newspaper headline said that Sylvester Roper "Died in the Saddle".