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TIL Texas has highest maternal mortality rate in developed world

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a84EZ TIL legendary keyboardist and synthesist Rick Wakeman of Yes fame arranged and played piano in Cat Steven's version of "Morning Has Broken". Wakeman would not be paid or credited until after Stevens returned to music decades later as Yusuf Islam.
pQB4 TIL In some African countries, albinos’ body parts are believed to bring wealth and good luck. As a result, attackers chop off their limbs and pluck out organs, and sell them to witchdoctors.
lgbN TIL the juice of unripe pineapples can cause severe vomiting
XEyZk TIL All of the character in 'Scooby Doo' were based on character in the 50s TV show 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.' Shaggy was originally a beatnik, then a hippy. Legendary DJ Casey Kasem originally balked at voicing a hippie but grew to love the character as Shaggy evolved thru the series.
dGpr TIL The Beatles “I Want To Hold Your Hand” is often misheard in Japan as “Ahonahōnyōhan”, meaning “Idiotic public urination”.