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TIL that Bob Marley was buried with his Gibson "Les Paul" guitar, a soccer ball, a marijuana bud, a ring that had been given to him by the Prince Asfa Wossen of Ethiopia, and a Bible. A month before his death, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.

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yQwBe TIL during WW1, Germany used cow intestines to make Zeppelin airships, and made so many that it became illegal to make sausages, as it diverted cow intestines from the war effort. 250,000 cows were needed for each zeppelin!
J1Yll TIL that before 1986 professional athletes were not allow to compete at the Olympic Games.
GYQBj Today I learned that Thomas Edison killed a man by subjecting him to huge amounts of x-ray radiation through the use of his "flouroscope". Clarence Dally's hands were used for experiments and to show off x-ray capabilities, which eventually lead to him getting radiation sickness and cancer.
kO187 TIL former Pittsburgh Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall retired at 26 to become a writer. Today he’s a writer for HBO’s #2 show (2nd to Game of Thrones), Ballers.
kOQ9d TIL that Kanye considered dropping Nicki Minaj's verse from "Monster" because he felt it was too good and would overshadow the rest of the album