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TIL pioneering shock rocker Alice Cooper credits golf with helping him overcome alcohol addiction and plays the game up to six days a week.

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WZ14 TIL in 1985 an F-15 fighter jet successfully shot down a satellite with a missile; by 1998, there were still 8 trackable pieces in orbit
jN60a TIL Thomas Edison would give potential employees a bowl of soup during the interview, if they salted or peppered the soup before tasting it they wouldn't get the job. This was to test whether the employees had analytical minds and didn't make assumptions.
empb TIL Detroit’s tourism slogan is “Enjoy the D”
ANLAx TIL about how the Royals of Hawai'i went to Queen Victoria's golden Jubilee and that Queen Kapi'olani of the Hawaiian islands was seated two seats to Queen Victoria, a Sign that she was a guest of high status.
R7xm4 TIL Betty White is not a natural blonde but rather a brunette, and she has been dyeing her own hair in her home for decades.