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TIL a "Lifetime Warranty" only covers an estimated lifespan of a product (which can just be a couple of months or years) and does not necessarily equal an actual human lifetime

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699Am TIL Sid Vicious (the wrestler) took his stage name from Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols) who was given his nickname from a hamster who was named after Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) who took his name from Sid Barrett (jazz musician)
W7vBA TIL blues singer and early shock rock pioneer Screamin' Jay Hawkins was also a competitive boxer and actually held the title of Middleweight Champion of Alaska in 1949
Y7Vkx TIL back in 2016, a millionaire announced he would bury his car for afterlife, with intention of creating attention and controversy. he revealed the stunt is about raising awarness to organ donations. "People bury things that are much more valuable then cars and nobody seems to care".
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0mDA TIL Wim Hof, nicknamed the Iceman, can immerse himself in ice and keep his core temperature the same. He ran a full marathon above the polar circle in −20 °C, in nothing but shorts.