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TIL the Beatles (John, Paul, George, Ringo) were only together for 7 years and 7 months

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dDeK TIL Bill Nye filed a restraining order against his wife of 7 weeks after she poured weed killer on his garden.
Xb48 TIL of the first person to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge - a professional high diver who wanted to ‘demonstrate that people did not die by simply falling through the air’. He proved himself correct after falling, safely, 135 feet through the air; dying from impact upon hitting the water.
ep6JJ TIL that despite the popular belief that SOS stands for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls", it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS was developed because it was an easy sequence of letters to remember in Morse Code (three dots, three dashes, three dots).
4XyJX TIL that Frank Dux made up his past life, including winning the "kumite", a secret gathering of the best warriors from different combat styles(and knowing the death touch), which then led to Bloodsport(he was the fight coordinator), launching JCVD's career and inspiring Mortal Kombat and the UFC.
XEln8 TIL the Queen still has a 'Champion' and they're a 66 year old accountant.