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TIL that Eminem’s mother filed an $11million defamation lawsuit against him because of his lyrics about her, settled for $25,000 and $23,354.25 of that went to her lawyer.

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7rkjO TIL the last Blockbuster on earth, in Bend, OR uses floppy disks to boot their system, employees have to hand print cards because their printers broke, and transactions are backed up on a reel-to-reel tape that can't be replaced because Radio Shack went out of business.
oR46Y TIL Dodge and RAM are separate brands since 2010 but both are still owned by Chrysler, that's owned by Fiat. Dodge branding goes on most vehicles and RAM is reserved for the trucks (and a van)
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ORv6 TIL that an 11-year-old boy was suspended for a year for possession of a “marijuana leaf” that tested negative for marijuana three times.
8eRZ4 TIL people will implant magnets into their fingertips. Nerves grow around the magnet as the skin heals. The magnet pushes against magnetic fields produced by electronic devices in the surrounding area, giving a “sixth sense” of magnetic vision.