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TIL In 2008, it was revealed that members of the Hells Angels had plotted to murder Jagger in 1975.

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VMeb0 TIL the 2019 adult obesity rate of the USA's least obese state (Colorado; 23.8%) is comparable to the 2000 adult obesity rate of the most obese state (West Virginia; 23.9%).
woKn1 TIL only 10% of men in the world are 6ft +. Even in the US only 15% are above it.
WkpZN TIL about Richard L. McKinley, who died in a nuclear plant accident. His body ended so contaminated that had to be buried in a lead-lined casket which was then sealed in concrete and placed in a metal vault and cannot be moved from its location without the approval of the Atomic Energy Commission.
x6Ar1 TIL that we don’t know who named the Earth. Unlike other planets there are no records of how it got its name. The name Earth, and variations of it, date back 1000+ years.
wBRM TIL that Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer was the first person to become a billionaire by being an employee and not a company founder (or heir).