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TIL about college football player Erik Highsmith, who was accused of plagiarizing an 11-year-old when doing an assignment for Communications class.

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a88gN TIL that three states, Iowa, Illinois and New Hampshire have no motorcycle helmet laws. Also 29 states only have an age requirement, the highest of which applies to people under the age of 25.
j7ER TIL in 1904 A Swedish sailor shipwrecked on an island in Papua New Guinea inhabited by cannibalistic tribals. He was carried to their king, who’s daughter fell in love with him. He married the king’s daughter and after his death, became king of the Island.
8NyZ TIL the government of Japan has apologized for WWII over 50 times since the end of the war.
BwLL TIL that Kelloggs made their cereal boxes thinner in 2008 but kept the price the same so that buyers wouldn’t perceive the smaller size box when viewed from the front.
N7AjJ TIL of an unusual death at the Condor Club, San Francisco in 1983. Bouncer Jimmy Ferrozzo and his girlfriend Theresa Hill were having sex on the club's famous white piano which descended from the ceiling via cables. They accidentally hit the 'on' switch and the piano ascended, asphyxiating Ferrozzo.