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TIL that Eddie Murphy, Nicholas Cage, David Copperfield, Johnny Depp, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw own private islands in the Bahamas.

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vpDj TIL that the members of the crew of the Essex, the ship that was sunk by a sperm whale (and inspired “Moby Dick”), were forced to resort to cannibalism to stay alive on their longboats. Toward the end, they drew lots to see who would be killed for the benefit of the others. Only 8 of 20 survived.
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