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TIL in 2017, the chairman of the company that 'leaked' Kim Kardashian's sex tape admitted that Kim sold it to them.

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wvyP TIL that Las Vegas’ new NHL team will use an arena funded by 0 taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, the NFL’s Raiders are asking for $750 million upfront in public money to fund the construction of a new stadium in order to relocate to LV.
EgWyp TIL that Harry Burn, a young state rep, cast Tennessee's deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment regarding women's suffrage after he got a letter from his mother reminding him to "be a good boy." The amendment cld not become law without ratification by a min. of 36 states. Tennessee was the 36th.
J4l TIL In 1968 in the midst of the Cold War a US B52 carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed onto sea ice in Greenland. The nuclear payload ruptured and dispersed, resulting in widespread radioactive contamination
rRgNw TIL That Pete Best's mother, Mona, was the reason why John Lennon wore his round 'granny' glasses and was also the source of George Harrison's fascination with India. She also gave the Beatles their first gigs in her basement nightclub called The Casbah Club, long before they went to Germany.
5VnyR TIL that (Spaghetti) Puttanesca means "in the style of a whore" or may also have originally been named, "I just threw a bunch of shit from the cupboard into a pan.”