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TIL Denver Pyle (Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazzard) made a fortune by buying oil wells cheaply that were thought to be end-of-life, and holding until later technology improved to allow extraction of more oil, and only continued acting for the fun of it

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GYRVg Art and space collide for a post-impressionist view of Jupiter. Using data from #JunoCam, an artist processes an abstract look at Jupiter’s unique atmosphere.
Elpd TIL the European Union will ban the sale of all menthol cigarettes in the early 2020s.
b9654 TIL Nearly 8% of the human genome is virus DNA. Meaning some of our ancestors survived a virus but still carry the DNA it inserted.
699YZ TIL in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt gave an eighty-four minute campaign speech with an undressed bullet wound in his chest.
Eg8Wp TIL Robin Williams final film was directed by the former lead singer of Gutterboy, whom Geffen Records signed to a $1 million record deal in 1989, an unheard-of sum at the time. The band was dropped after its debut and was dubbed one of the most "successful" unsuccessful bands in rock history.