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TIL In 1999, Bill Clinton predicted the National Debt would be $0 in 2012.

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9wdoD TIL that The Winstons, the soul group who created the most sampled music track in history, received no royalties for their famous drum sample (used by groups such as Oasis). Gregory Coleman, the drummer who performed in the sample, died homeless and destitute in 2006
D1oye TIL Lyndon B. Johnson was known for wandering the White House turning off lights in rooms he thought empty, sometimes to the surprise of people working in those rooms! This earned him the nickname “Light Bulb Johnson.”
e0dZD TIL Boy George appeared on the A-Team
awlWy TIL German discount supermarket Lidl has failed to succeed in Norway, although being successful in other places. They left in 2008 after 4 years. Reasons stated for the failure are Norwegians not liking the foreign food, treatment of workers in other countries and money going out of the country.
NGaQ TIL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the leading NBA scorer of all-time, only made one 3-point shot in his entire 20 year career