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TIL Jane’s Addiction is named for a real woman, who is still alive and is now sober.

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J15Ov TIL there is a pillow fighting championship and they aren’t wearing lingerie. They are trying to get into the Olympics.
JYmO8 TIL of TV Pickup in England which refers to a phenomenon that affects electricity generation and transmission networks. It happens a lot during "Tea Time" where folks start their electric kettles all at once.
Akya TIL the free market value of cocaine, worth $1,000 on the black market, is $20.
Y7x9Z TIL Dabitum, a slave-girl during the Old Babylonian period (c. 1900–1600 BC), is known today for her letter to her slave master concerning a miscarriage, which she wrote either herself or with the help of a scribe, to the absent father to communicate the distressing news and beg for help