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TIL that in 2008, the waiting list to get tickets to the UK’s hit show ‘Top Gear’ was 21 years

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OEjR TIL in the 1860’s, a slave from South Carolina stole a ship from the Confederacy and delivered it to the Union. He was later gifted the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war was over, he bought the house he was a slave in and became a US Congressman.
kJVWm TIL Garth Brooks once tried to donate part of his liver to Rodeo man and country singer Chris LeDoux upon LeDoux's diagnosis with primary sclerosing cholangitis
Bgr1W TIL The Sun Orbits the Center of the Milky Way, and It Takes 225-250 million years to do it once. The last time we were in the same position was during the Jurassic Period.
Z80y4 TIL Cobra Commander was a used car salesman in the GI JOE comics. His brother was killed in a drunk driving accident, he became embittered and started a pyramid scheme called COBRA.
epPW4 TIL what "FYIFV" means at Microsoft. "Fuck You, I'm Fully Vested" means that a person is so rich from Microsoft stock that he can be completely honest to coworkers and can leave anytime.