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TIL Idris Elba is a DJ

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5VBj8 TIL Ronald Reagan's post presidency office was in Fox Plaza, where Die Hard was filmed.
PY9pV TIL that in 1987 Steve Rothstein took advantage of the AAirpass (a promotion by American Airlines that let people pay a one time $250,000 and have a lifetime of unlimited flights) and quit his job so he could fly continuously. This ended up costing the airline more than 21 million.
Weo8 TIL the words ‘Fascist’ and 'Faggot’ both derive from the Latin term for a bundle of sticks.
d8Y7r TIL Keanu Reeves believes the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship, i.e. that the works of William Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford.
x6aA1 TIL most audio recordings contain a background "mains hum" from electric power grid oscillations that can be matched with grid readings to date the clip to the second it was recorded.