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TIL at one point in the 1990’s, 50% of the CD’s produced worldwide had an AOL logo on it

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O5va TIL no Democratic candidate for President has gotten a majority of the white vote since 1964
YD0A TIL Hayao Miyazaki once sent a samurai sword to Harvey Weinstein, who was handling the release of Princess Mononoke, with a note attached reading: “No cuts.”
neYmb TIL When Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was 15 years old, his family was going through a rough period. After losing their apartment, his mother Ata Johnson, stopped their car on a Nashville highway and tried to walk into oncoming traffic. The Rock grabbed her and pulled her back, saving her life.
p8OEQ TIL about Pistorius, champion disabled runner, allegedly killed his girlfriend. Sentenced to 5 years and released in 2015. An appeal reincarcerated him in 2016 due to release 2019. Another appeal doubled his sentence. Now eligible for parole 2023.
gvj4 TIL that when Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd would rob banks he he would destroy or steal the mortgages to local farms.