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But come, it did, rather unexpectedly too, on 25 June 2009. There were no obvious signs for us to go about, just news of his death poised to shock the world.

Police investigations aside, we all saw what happened next – a frenzy of pop music playing everywhere and a 24/7 tribute given to the man who gave us “Thriller,” “Bad,” and "PYT,” and so on.

A year after his death, a flurry of MJ songs might just be around the corner, and everybody will be talking how fast the past year has been.

In the spirit of the eventful date of June 25, here are 25 things you may not know about the late great King of Pop. That is, if you didn’t spend days researching about Michael Jackson already last year.

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