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TIL Ron Goldman’s family won OJ Simpson’s MVP trophy in a civil suit and melted it down to make angel pins for people who donated to non-profits that helped battered women.

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r18e TIL in 1994, a man walked into a Washington middle school and killed his former teacher. 11 years later, the killer won $250,000 from the school district after it was revealed that the teacher sexually abused him.
wLWVJ TIL that cigarette filters were designed with color-changing chemicals to give the illusion that they filter out toxins. In reality, the filters have little to no health benefits.
ZZnp TIL William Shatner made Richard Simmons storm off the stage of the Today Show when he asked “Is that what you think straight guys are?”
5V7Bp Today I learned that “OK” comes from people purposely misspelling “all correct” to “all Korrect” and it gained popularity since the letter K unconsciously catches our attention since it’s not often seen in English words
8eGrG TIL Plymouth Rock, where the Pilgrims allegedly landed the Mayflower in the USA in 1620, is literally just a rock, not a cliff or mountain or island or something.