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TIL Richard Branson bought Necker Island when he was just 28 years old. It was on sale for $6million; he negotiated the price down to $180,000.

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R57L8 TIL that during a two-year recovery from tuberculosis at a sanitorium, Ringo Starr was first exposed to a percussion instrument in the form of a makeshift mallet made from a cotton bobbin that he used to strike the cabinets next to his hospital bed.
E1087 TIL that the American flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission was inserted only seven inches deep and was placed about 27 feet from the Eagle landing craft. As a result, it was blown over by the blast of the rocket exhaust during the takeoff back to Earth.
LKoV TIL of Aphantasia, a condition in which people cannot visualise things in their mind - in other words, they do not possess a functioning “mind’s eye”.
b9BaQ TIL that there exists a photograph of a baby with his mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and great-great-great-grandmother.
gl4A TIL KIT-KATS are a product of HERSHEYS in the United States, but NESTLE everywhere else in the world