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TIL John Paul Jones, bassist for Led Zeppelin, has been married to the same woman since 1967

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JYG68 TIL Ajay V. Bhatt, an Indian-born American computer architect who led the Intel team that invented the USB (Universal Serial Bus), regrets not making it reversible. It would have doubled the cost, which was a hard sell at the time, "[b]ut in hindsight, we blew it." He holds 132 patents and counting.
x68RB TIL the "Memory of the World (MoW) Programme" is an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time and climatic conditions, as well as deliberate destruction
YErx TIL In accordance with Freddy Mercury’s final wishes, Mary Austin (his former girlfriend) took possession of his ashes and buried them in an undisclosed location.
XEdeQ TIL the Maryland State House is the oldest U.S. state capitol building that is still in continuous legislative use having been in use since 1772.
rNBeo TIL with today's medicine, Abraham Lincoln likely would've survived his assassination (his frontal lobes were undamaged and he died 10 hours after being shot).