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TIL R Kelly was 27 when he illegally married singer Aaliyah (15) who falsely stated her age as 18

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Oopka TIL that Charles Mingus, the revered jazz composer, published a pamphlet on training your cat to use the toilet instead of a litterbox.
e0n8E TIL that when you see a calico cat, you can be 99.9% certain it's a "she".
PgWE TIL that on a training sortie and under radio silence, a Sea Harrier pilot lost all contact with his flight and HMS Illustrious. Using the radar, he navigated to the only ship in the area and landed the harrier atop of some cargo containers. Ship, aircraft and pilot arrived in Portugal 4 days later.
GAgA5 TIL Students at Pythagoras' school were required to maintain silence for five years
6EXXm TIL of teenage serial killer Charles Starkweather, who killed 11 people with his 14-year-old girlfriend. After his first murder, Starkweather believed he had transcended his former self, reaching a new plane of existence in which he could commit any crime without guilt or fear of repercussion.