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TIL a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky swallowed eight Corvettes, causing millions of dollars worth of damage

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j69bR TIL Madonna's older brother Anthony lived to age 66, was estranged from family, and lived under a bridge at one point
pDeb TIL The stock price of Apple Inc. fell significantly in October 2008 after a hoax story was submitted to CNN’s user-generated news site iReport.com claiming that company CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack. The source of the story was traced back to 4chan.
rR7Zw TIL Shun Fujimoto won a gold medal in Olympic Gymnastics against the USSR despite having a broken leg during his performance.
0dd0R TIL that humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. By age 70, humans lose an average of 105 pounds of skin.
GEJG TIL the quote “A prison becomes a home if you have the key” was coined by George Sterling as an explanation for the vial of cyanide he always carried with him, and ultimately used to kill himself.