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TIL that Redbox is trying to replace Ticketmaster by offering tickets for sale at Redbox with a 1$ fee.

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8Ja TIL That Chumbawamba was still a band, until today.
6EG7Q TIL that the inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and had his ashes made into frisbees. The frisbees were then distributed to family and friends.
pYErO TIL when Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson made the song, "Say Say Say" in 1983, Paul talked to Michael about investing in music publishing. Two years later Michael purchased the the majority of the Beatles’ catalog for $47 million outbidding Paul. The Beatles catalog is worth an estimated 1 billion
MenZm TIL: The Expanse started out as an RPG. Ty Frank created the game and his later co-author Daniel Abraham was so impressed by the amount of research and world-building he suggested they write a novel from it. Their first book was nominated for a Hugo and spawned a hit television series.
9jZX TIL of Francis P Hammerberg. During salvage efforts in Pearl Harbor, two Navy Divers became trapped when a piece of wreckage collapsed. By tunneling through 20’ of mud and steel he saved both men but became trapped himself in the wreckage. He died 18 hours later and was awarded the Medal of Honor.