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TIL that 10 years ago a 1GB SD card was $500

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GAe1J TIL during 1904 Olympics men's marathon winner was disqualified as he rode in a car for part of the race. The actual winner was near collapse and hallucinating, an effect of being fed brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. The fourth-place finisher took a nap after eating spoiled apples.
evKD TIL Weird Al Yankovic had asked permission from Prince to parody his songs on numerous occasions, and has always been refused. When the two were assigned to sit in the same row at an award’s show, he got a telegram from Prince’s lawyers demanding he not make eye contact
Rr1w TIL that Iceland has one of the largest gun ownership rates in the world, and yet has one of the lowest crime rates in the world
NX5AP TIL that famed playwright Miguel Pinero whose play Short Eyes received six Tony nominations played the drug lord Calderon on Miami Vice
nwAb TIL a bonobo named Kanzi once asked for “fire” and “marshmallows” using lexigrams while on a hike in the woods. His trainer gave him matches and some marshmallows and he broke twigs, made a fire, and roasted the marshmallows over it.