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TIL Dave Chappelle based his character Clayton Bigsby (the black white supremacist) on his own blind grandfather.

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69Nd8 TIL A ferry pilot flew a Cessna 172 from California to Hawaii in just over 18 hours. Prepping and flying the plane was about the same cost as having the plane disassembled, shipped and re-assembled.
xVPK7 TIL Scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid on the planet, priced at $39 million a gallon
9wYJG TIL that in 1992, Little Caesar's founder Mike Ilitch bought the Detroit Tigers baseball team from Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan.
6kPw TIL that Tim Burton will be directing the live action remake of Disney’s ‘Dumbo’, Danny Devito has already signed on as the ringmaster.
8bGZ TIL Richard Branson bought Necker Island when he was just 28 years old. It was on sale for $6million; he negotiated the price down to $180,000.