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TIL Breitling makes a $16000 watch that can have you rescued from anywhere in the world.

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XB4j TIL that Prince wrote The Bangles’ 1986 hit “Manic Monday”. It was rumored by various writers that Prince gave the song to The Bangles rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs so that she would sleep with him.
7n0b TIL that after his execution, Sir Walter Raleigh’s wife had his head embalmed and carried it around with her for the rest of her life
Aomd TIL that after the launch of STS-70, NASA had installed plastic owls on and around the space shuttle to prevent woodpeckers from boring holes in the insulation of the external fuel tank.
8axo8 TIL of Clive Palmer. An Australian billionaire who has attempted to build the Titanic II once before, failed and is now trying again. He has also built an animatronic dinosaur park on a golf course in Australia.
VWp0 TIL next year’s Super Bowl (2016) will use the Arabic numeral 50 instead of Roman Numeral L because L would not be aesthetically pleasing