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TIL The actor who played Random Task in Austin Powers was sentenced to 7 years for torture (SA) and a further 27 years for murdering his cell mate whilst incarcerated

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7L17 TIL Neptune has the strongest winds in the Solar System: 2,100 km/hour (1,304 mph).
pwQQ TIL the brain can be kept alive outside the body for days.
awg0o TIL people scatter their beloved's ashes at Disneyland so much, Disney has a specific code for it. When they catch someone doing it on a ride, they close the ride for clean-up, tell everyone in line there are “technical difficulties” and give them all ‘Fast Passes’ for all the other rides.
jNGAa TIL about the Roland MT80s, a boombox that played MIDI files from floppy discs. It also features a metronome to help people practice learning musical instruments. Also, Roland made these kind of machines up to late 2000s when they added an USB port.
0dN51 TIL The Moon recedes away from Earth at roughly the same speed as fingernail growth (3.78cm/year)