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TIL that in the 1980s there was a persistent rumour in the UK that McDonald's was funding the Irish Republican Army. This was ultimately traced back to a U.S. talkshow where the company was praised for its generosity in funding Individual Retirement Accounts

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oBo8r TIL that the mother of Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers) was murdered in 1983 when he was just 15 years old. in 2015, he released a documentary called Mourning Son, addressing his mother's murder as well as his battle with addiction subsequent to her death.
aP4J TIL that during the space race the public was generally opposed to funding manned space exploration, and spaceflight was ranked near the top of federal programs the public would prefer cut.
yVGpX TIL Despite being located above the Arctic Circle, the Norwegian municipality of Tromso only has a record low temperature of -18.4°C (−1.1°F) Identical to the record low temperature in the subtropical US state of Florida
N7e6e TIL Socrates condemned the use of the written word because he thought it would cause people to be forgetful.
AjjB TIL Bobbi Gibb is the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon in 1966. At the time when women were banned from entering because of their gender,she entered the marathon wearing her brother’s Bermuda shorts and a hooded sweatshirt and finished the race unofficially.