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TIL that the famous and often adapted 1932 novel "The Mutiny on the Bounty" is actually one book of 'The Bounty Trilogy,' 1933's 'Men Against the Sea' shows Bligh and others sailing for safety and 1934's 'Pitcairn's Island' is the story of the Mutineers' life in the South Pacific.

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9wN5G TIL that in 1978 the band Little Roger and the Goosebumps released a single, "Gilligan's Island (Stairway)", that combined the lyrics of the Gilligan's Island theme with the music of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven".
a8AvA TIL The origin of 10,000 steps a day started as a marketing slogan by a Japanese company when they made the world's first pedometer in the 1960s named Manpo-kei, or “10,000 steps meter." The science behind 10,000 steps a day is based on this catchy ad.
XExlr TIL: Harry Kakavas lost $1.5 billion in a 14 month gambling spree that led to a pivotal landmark Australian High Court case as he claimed the casino lured him using a private jet and other incentives. He lost and the court ruled that casinos aren't obligated to protect gamblers from themselves.
5YwdP TIL that in 1920, U.S. Mint employee Orville Harrington stole an estimated $80,000 in gold by methodically hiding the bars in his hollow wooden leg.
aw0My TIL in 1926, the US Federal government poisoned alcohol in a effort to end alcohol consumption during Prohibition. By the end of Prohibition, 10,000 Americans died due to alcohol poisoning.