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TIL Generation Y officially buys more books than baby boomers

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QJbPe TIL Steve Irwin was just the second person reported killed by a stingray in Australian waters since 1945.
b6MBa TIL a recurring joke on the Benny Hill Show was Benny aggressively patting a bald headed old man during the handcranked sketches. Benny was actually trying wave cigarette smoke away from the actor, Jackie Wright, who chain smoked constantly during filming.
oBbw8 TIL I learned about the War of Jenkins Ear. Robert Jenkins, a British sailor, allegedly had his ear cut off by the Spanish Coast guard. During a House of Commons 7 years later Jenkins purportedly presented his severed ear and ignited a 9 year long war that engulfed the Caribbean costing 24,500 lives
9w0NG TIL of Li Tobler, an actress and model who dated H.R. Giger and was the inspiration for many of the women in his art.
69WBm TIL Michael Jackson's "Billy Jean" was a real stalker who sent Jackson multiple letters claiming he was the father of one of her twins, culminating in sending him a handgun and an invitation to a murder-suicide. It was also based on multiple women who harassed his brothers while in the Jackson 5.