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TIL that the QWERTY keyboard was set up so that the top row has all the letters needed to spell typewriter

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XEZyD TIL of Sogen Kato, believed to be the oldest man in Tokyo at the age of 111 until it was discovered he died at 79 and the family lied about it to keep receiving his pension
X098E TIL that Led Zeppelin's attorney helped assemble a hard rock band called Blackjack. The band, fronted by singer Michael Bolotin, opened for major rock acts. Poor sales and a lack of label support caused Blackjack to disband, and Bolotin changed his name to Michael Bolton and started a solo career.
M00W TIL that Hank Williams Jr’s signature beard, hat and sunglasses look are to disguise his disfigurement from when he fell almost 500 feet onto rock while mountain climbing in 1975
aOo TIL Colonel Sanders was not seen wearing anything other than his white suit for the later part of his life.
RD4a TIL In 1985, a pregnant woman was falsely accused of shoplifting a basketball