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TIL An abandoned lifeboat was found on the world’s most remote island in 1964. Its origin is still a mystery.

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95Br TIL in the 1986 NBA draft, Len Bias, the #2 pick by the Boston Celtics died of cocaine overdose 2 days after his draft night. He is considered by some sportswriters to be one of the greatest players not to play at the professional level.
7rG5b TIL When the Court of Appeals found it illegal for the US Government to compel Microsoft to hand overseas data over, the US Government passed a new law making it legal and reissued the warrant
Z84OB TIL that Rage Agaisnt the Machine's song, Killing in the Name of, became the UK's Christmas number one song in 2009, 17 years after the initial release, all because of the fans.
gVxb TIL that Marie Curie was at the center of a sex scandal (cheated on her husband with a student & it leaked to the press) at the same time she was winning her second Nobel Prize.
b6gVa TIL that the “n” in the 7-ELEVEn logo is the only lowercase letter because it was believed that an all uppercase logo would look too harsh.