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TIL James Brown's dying wish to fund scholarships for needy children was delayed for 15 years due to extensive infighting and legal battles over his ~$90 million estate, which was finally sold in 2021.

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b9440 Today I learned of Gayle Grinds, who after being couch ridden for 6 years had become fused to the couch and died during surgery to remove it.
8a1AL TIL that barcodes (UPCs specifically), invented in 1949 by Norman Woodland & Bernard Silver, are simply a set of lines broken into 7 unique spaces that represent 0-9, and identify a country of origin, a manufacturer, and an item.
xVKbb TIL soldiers in the elite Grenadier Guards never say "yes". This is because the word is redundant as the alternative is "no" and a Guardsman never says "no" to an order. They simply say "sir"
N77O6 TIL: That 80% of strokes are preventable.
9YjrG TIL Since the 19th century, the average human body temperature has dropped 0.05° F each decade. Our average body temperature is now down to 97.9°.