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TIL that the back vocals on Money for Nothing is by Sting

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AR5g TIL In 1915 A millionaire named Cecil Chubb bought his wife Stonehenge. She didn’t like it, so in 1918 he gave it to the nation
ANrWg TIL that the blueberry girl from Chocolate Factory and the Leslie from Terabithia are played by the same actress, my whole childhood was a lie
b6LNp TiL that the Murphy in Murphy's Law (anything that can go wrong will go wrong) and the Peter in Peter's Principle (employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are incompetent) were real people.
7rYQb TIL in 2013 a California couple discovered a trove of gold coins in their backyard while walking their dog. Tucked away in eight buried cans were 1,427 rare mint-condition coins dating from 1847 to 1894. A rare coin expert who represents the finders, appraised the U.S. coins at $11 million.
e0Z6J TIL Ben Franklin left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $2,000 in his will, but they could not draw the full balance for 200 years. In 1990, the cities received $6.5 million.