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TIL the Co-Author of the Sovereign Individual (The book that inspired crypto), William Rees-Mogg, was a devout Roman Catholic all his life.

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pYe4b TIL Duke Kahanamoku was not only a 5-time Olympic medalist in swimming, but also a pioneering surfer who is credited with popularizing surfing around the world. Later in life Kahanamoku was elected to serve as the Sheriff of Honolulu, Hawaii from 1932 to 1961.
rNW9W TIL Edward Dando once ate 300 oysters with a loaf and a half of bread and butter in one sitting
rR4E0 TIL of the Greenland shark, who can live up to 500 years, and only reaches reproductive maturity at 150 years old
Mjmb TIL the story that NASA spent $1 million on a space pen while the soviets simply used a pencil is false. The pen was developed by a private company without any taxpayer dollars and NASA simply became a client afterwards.
1PNO TIL as a result of the state of New York having the highest cigarette taxes in the U.S., it is estimated that over 50% of the cigarettes consumed in New York are smuggled in.