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TIL I learned that the fledgling Casablanca Records was saved from extinction by singing Donna Summer after the label went $7 million in debt on a live album of Johnny Carson which returned more copies than sold.

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d88B9 There is 'no incentive for escalator manufacturers to do anything different.'
pogZ TIL a US Army Lieutenant in WW2 sacrificed his life by calling an artillery strike – on himself. Knowing an incoming German advance was a huge threat, he volunteered to remain behind, directing the fire until the enemy reached him. His body was found next to approx. 100 dead German troops.
KOpeQ TIL: The Mongol Empire once extended over an estimated 9.27 million square miles (24,000,000 km2), which is about 17.8% of Earth's total land area, almost 5x larger than 'Pax Romana' Rome.
DQpMg TIL The U.S. Government Sends a Handful of People 300 Joints per Month. The Program Was Shut Down in 1992, With Only 13 Patients Being Grandfathered In.
eo8L TIL the last crews of US Navy to be awarded money for the taking of a vessel were those of the USS Omaha and USS Somers, who “salvaged” the German Blockade Runner Odenwald in Nov 1941. The men of the Boarding Party were given $3,000 each while all the other crewmen received two months pay.