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TIL that Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined

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w9v7 TIL 50 years ago the Israeli Air Force attacked US Navy Research Ship USS Liberty killing 34 crew members and injuring 171. There is ongoing controversy over whether the attack was truly accidental.
QNVQp TIL that Fred Baur, the inventor of the Pringles can, was so proud of his creation that he requested to be buried in one. After his death in 2008, his family honored his wish by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles can.
b5aN TIL Charlie Chaplin once confessed to having had sexual relations with more than 2,000 women. Also, It’s his birthday today.
NX54e TIL Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman married an 18-year-old girl named Mandy Smith. After they divorced, Wyman’s son (30) married Mandy’s mother (46). This made Wyman the father-in-law of his ex-mother-in-law and step-grandfather of his ex-wife.
9Ym6r TIL James Doohan from Star Trek received a suicide note from a fan. He told her he wanted to see her at his next con. She began to visit him multiple cons before he lost contact with her. 8 years later he got a letter of thanks from her and saying she now had a masters in electrical engineering.