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TiL That Prince asked Journey's Jonathan Cain for his blessing when he had recorded "Purple Rain" because he was worried it sounded too much like Journey's "Faithfully"

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QNJG6 TIL of the documentary: Born Rich, made by Jamie Johnson (great-grandson to the founder of Johnson & Johnson) about the experiences of those who were born into the ultra-wealthy. For producing and releasing the film, Jamie was deemed by his peers to be a "traitor to his class".
1aVbr TIL in 2016, 104-year-old Jack Reynolds became the oldest person to get a tattoo, and a year later at 105-years-old, he became the oldest person to ride a rollercoaster.
nemR9 TIL the Gulf Stream has such an effect on temperatures in Western Europe, that it puts them in a completely different climate to other places at the same latitude around the world. Parts of Canada that have polar bears are on the same latitude as Scotland.
KEMB TIL: The Bugis people of Indonesia recognise 5 genders, among them is a “Bissu”, an intersexed individual(not male not women) who has the duties of a sorcerer and is regarded highly within the society
RvLw TIL a baby born to Ugandan mother during a flight from Amsterdam to Boston became Canadian after being born in their airspace.