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TIL 9/11 news coverage went 93 hrs uninterrupted.

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d8YWj TIL During the American Revolution, a Virginian Officer named Charles Lynch became so famous for hanging Loyalist they called it Lynches Law. Thus, the act of hanging a Tory became known as lynching.
9grB TIL that David Tennant told his parents he wanted to be an actor at aged 3 after watching Doctor Who
OGkg7 TIL a poor Mark Twain sold a man a lost dog for $3, then later helped the original owner find the dog for the same amount
dD8Z TIL The Soviet Union and USA made a plan to do a joint manned mission to Mars during the cold war. The Soviets supported it, but the idea was rejected by Reagan.
XEd1Q TIL that Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam was smoking so much pot that he installed a fireman's pole in his home so he can get to his studio faster so he doesn't forget ideas for songs/lyrics he's creating.