Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.

The oldest bird on record was Cocky, a cockatoo, who died in the London Zoo at the age of 82.

A Dutch court ruled that a bank robber could deduct the 2,000 Euros he paid for his pistol from the 6,600 Euros he has to return to the bank he robbed.

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