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TIL At age 29, before he was famous, Mark Cuban bought a lifetime pass on American Airlines for $125K to fly anywhere, anytime, even if the flight was full. Magic Johnson once had to give up his seat to him

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eJBJ TIL Charles Dance’s father was 72 years old when Charles was born.
oBrPW TIL about a Railway station in remote area of Japan that was going to close due to lack of usage. Only one girl used the train everyday to go to school. They kept the station working solely for the girl to graduate and closed once she finished her studies.
V4rm TIL LifeLock’s CEO, Todd Davis, who famously advertised his company’s services by displaying his social security number in ads, has had his identity stolen 13 times.
L87r TIL of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker who, during the Civil War, stood on the Union front lines for nearly two years, including the wake of the bloody Battle of Chickamauga. She is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
RDo4 TIL the name of the ‘USA Patriot Act’ is an acronym; “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”