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TIL after being forced to resign as CEO, Steve Madden was kept by his former company as a consultant with a $700,000 salary which he received while in prison

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7M7 TIL that the green bay packers have sold out every game since 1960 and there are 86000 people on the waiting list
LLpv TIL in 1977 Jose Campos Torres was arrested for disorderly conduct and severely beaten by six police officers. The city jail would not process him due to his injuries and ordered the officers to take him to the hospital. Instead they took him to the bayou where they pushed Torres in and he drowned.
a8vxJ TIL Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter from Raising Arizona were on the cover of a Serbian biology book
KxPR TIL wind is essential for trees to reach maturity. The stress from wind allows trees to grow stronger, and without wind, a tree will eventually collapse under its own weight.
69LQ8 TIL Switzerland has accidentally invaded neighboring Liechtenstein several times. On one such occasion, the Liechtensteiners reportedly offered drinks to the Swiss soldiers, who declined and quickly departed.