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TIL that the first online purchase was made in 1994 when a man in Philadelphia used his computer to buy a Sting CD from an online store called NetMarket.

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7AxX TIL that The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
PY7Rw TIL that some bodies form a waxy substance on the skin called adipocere in the first few days after death.
4kmYo TIL that in 2013, a man tried to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil to promote a charity. He was run over and killed by a truck just 250 miles into his 10,000-mile trip
OoLRe TIL that Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. was also an original co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
OoDg TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.