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TIL the inventor of the pool noodle never patented the idea and was later cut out by the company he worked with to manufacture it. That company now makes 70% of the world’s pool noodles.

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wQpP TIL The fireman’s pole came about when a firefighter on the top floor slid down a pole used for binding hay during transport. It prompted his Captain to convince the Chief to install a hole and pole. They were targets of lots of jokes until people realized the company always showed up first.
mxJOE TIL John Gotti's 13 year old son was struck by a car and killed when he darted out into a street on a mini motorbike. The driver of the vehicle, a neighbor whose son had previously slept over at the Gotti house, disappeared 5 months later. He was allegedly shot in the head and dissolved in acid
PYlLL TIL Africa is being split into two due to the birth of a new ocean. In 2005, an 8 m (26 ft) wide and 60 km (37 miles) long stretch of the earth opened up in just 10 days.
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gVoL TIL When Charles Manson didn’t receive any gifts for Christmas one year he responded by stealing all of his classmates toys and burning them.