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TIL Companies that appear on the TV Show Shark Tank have to give away 5% of their companies equity or 2% Royalties.

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8aX7a TIL When Charles II died he had no legitimate heirs, but he did have several illegitimate children. Two of those children were ancestors of Princess Diana, so when William becomes king, he will be the first descendant of Charles II to take the throne.
ooNK TIL That comcast billed people for missing and destroyed equipment after hurricane Ike in 2008
KrjG TIL that paternity tests are outlawed in France and Germany “due to fears that more families could be broken by divorce if all fathers were given access to them.”
DYoY TIL Its not actually true that the US space program spent millions on developing a pen that worked in space, whereas the Russians just used a pencil. They both used pencils at first, but the shavings and chipped graphite floating around were harmful to the astronauts and computers
yQmYw TIL that in McMinn County, Tennessee in 1946, WWII veterans successfully fought an armed rebellion against sheriff's deputies and local government officials who had been shooting and arresting voters in a desperate attempt to keep the local political machine in power against overwhelming opposition.