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TIL every 28 seconds a student borrower defaults on their federal loan.

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M7A90 TIL in 1969, after an argument between the 4 Beatles members at London’s Olympic recording studios, 3 left. Paul McCartney stayed, where he encountered Steve Miller, and together they recorded "My Dark Hour." Paul played drums on the track, which helped him release all his anger from the argument.
4yKo TIL a man named Ratanlal Maloo, created an artificial sanctuary for the migratory Demoiselle Cranes in Rajasthan, India by feeding them every year over a span of 40 years. Their numbers increased from 80, 40 years ago, to 15000 in 2011.
a4jJ TIL that Fluoroantimonic acid is the strongest superacid known to man. It is 2x10^19 times more acidic than 100% Sulfuric and can dissolve glass and many other substances.
b9Yj0 TIL legendary director/actor/pilot John Huston once flew over a celebrity golf tournament and dropped 5,000 ping pong balls on it.
VBa0 [TIL] Jazz pianist Fats Waller was kidnapped by Al Capone’s thugs and ordered to play for Capone’s birthday. Three days later, he had earned thousands in tips from Capone and his gangsters.