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TIL Karl Malone had a child when he was 20, and the mother was 13

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Wrl4 TIL on August 19, 1980, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight carrying 301 people caught fire shortly after takeoff. The plane landed safely but when the ground crew opened the doors, everyone was already dead.
8aPrZ TIL of a tradition in the United States Senate whereby a senator who sits at a particular desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body.
X0jxr TIL John Lennon's aunt and guardian, despised both of his wifes. Lennon was providing her with an allowance, but when she learned that his former MIL was getting the same amount, she called him to complain. He bought her a house, but after his death, ownership passed to Yoko, which made her furious
v11Xj TIL Judge Judy earns $47,000,000 for 52 days work and her show draws upwards of 9,000,000 viewers a day.
oLj7 TIL that the International Space Station has been connected to the regular terrestrial Internet since January 22, 2010 when the first unassisted tweet was posted