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TIL Albert Einstein’s brains were kept and dissected both improperly and against his wishes, and his eye balls remain in a safe deposit box in New York City…

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698ew TIL of William Lee Bergstrom. He was a gambler known for placing the largest bet in casino gambling history at the time of $777,000. He won and returned several years later only to win again. On his third bet of a million dollars he lost. He committed suicide shortly after.
dD9BE TIL that when cemetery workers were exhuming John Belushi's grave, the bottom of the casket gave out due to water damage, causing his corpse to fall back into the grave.
xyGo TIL the manager and producer of The Rolling Stones failed to see potential in Jimi Hendrix
R7wJ9 TIL That the US economy didn't fully recover from its 1929 crash until 1954... 25 years later
7OAL TIL that the famous Spider-man Quote “With Great Power, comes Great Responsibility,” was not originally said by Uncle Ben; it’s first appearance was as a caption.