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TIL GM tried to discredit Ralph Nader, hiring private detectives to tap his phones and investigate his past, and hired prostitutes to trap him in compromising situations. Nader sued GM and settled the case for $425,000. He used the money to start the pro-consumer Center for Study of Responsive Law.

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9Ydr7 TIL that In the year 1006, there was a supernova 7200 lightyears away from Earth, which was bright enough to cast shadows, and was visible during the daytime
eGQb TIL the Triple Crown of Motorsports, defined as winning the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Monaco Grand Prix, has only been completed by one driver ever: Graham Hill.
rRZ6d TIL on February 5, 1958, two military airplanes colided during a training mission, resulting in a Mk 15 nuclear bomb being lost somewhere off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia near Savannah.
d8VX9 TIL that Rob McElhenney of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" originally wanted the entire cast to get fat for a single season. When nobody else agreed, McElhenney decided to do it on his own - gaining 1/3 of his body weight and then losing it again just for a season.
7r9pM TIL an Irish person named Michael malloy survived multiple murder attempts by his 5 friends. They spiked his drink in five different ways, tried food poisoning, dumped his drunk body in snow overnight, tried killing him by running a car over him.