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TIL Nelson Mandela attended Tupac Shakurs ash scattering service in 2006.

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K7LG TIL Mike Tyson first got into fighting when another boy ripped off the head of one of his pet pigeons
x6pYb TIL Robert Remus AKA Sgt. Slaughter from the WWE never served in the military despite his character's gimmick. He received several Vietnam War draft deferments and even opposed the war, often protesting and demonstrating within the antiwar movement.
YM1Z TIL after finally receiving a settlement from Yoko, Julian Lennon has become a John Lennon memorabilia collector. He paid 30,000 pounds for the coat Lennon wore on the cover of Magical Mystery Tour. “The irony isn’t lost on me that I am using his money to buy back his things.”
D1kaD TIL that it took 80 years from the invention of the telephone for call centres to become a mainstream part of business
vJvB TIL at the 2000 Sydney Games, the stock of 70,000 condoms was not enough for the athletes, prompting a second order of 20,000 additionally. Since then, a standing order of 100,000 condoms has to be made per Olympics to accommodate all the sex that occurs at the Olympic Village during the downtime.