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TIL to use a hidden, already installed, Windows app that allows DVD quality recordings, of ANYTHING you hear over your computer speakers! This includes Youtube, Spotify, iPod, karaoke etc...

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6L7w TIL that John Pike (aka the UC Davis “pepper spray cop”) won a $38,000 workman’s comp settlement for “depression and anxiety” stemming from the aftermath of the incident. $30,000 was awarded on average to each of the students that were sprayed
VMdbm TIL In 1842, Abraham Lincoln publicly chastised James Shields in the course of a debate about banking in Illinois. The ridicule led Shields to challenge Lincoln to a duel in which the victor took the opponents' life and pride. On the duel-day, they called a truce with the bystanders' encouragement.
WkZLN TIL that Colorado does not have only 4 sides, but rather has 697 sides
QJWa6 TIL Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, but was turned down because J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus only wanted British and Irish actors.
kREg TIL after visiting with Humphrey Bogart, who was suffering from Esophageal Cancer, Spencer Tracy gave Bogart a pat on the shoulder and said “Goodnight, Bogie.” Bogart placed his hand on Tracy’s and replied “Goodbye, Spence.” Bogart fell into a coma and died the next day.