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Til that the designer of the SS rune symbol was only paid about $2 for his design.

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ram4 TIL El Duce, member of shock-rock band the Mentors, passed a polygraph test after telling sources Courtney Love offered him money to kill Kurt Cobain. Later, he claimed to know who committed the murder; he was found dead two days later. (More links inside)
OGaQL TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes.
jbDX TIL American Airlines once offered a lifelong unlimited first class ticket for $350K. 64 were purchased, and they were used by the passengers far more than expected. The CEO ended up personally asking them to be bought out, and was refused.
5Vnp TIL that Harvard’s health care plan covers transgender surgeries.
QJWNa Ian Fleming's last words were an apology to his ambulance drivers - "I am sorry to trouble you chaps. I don't know how you get along so fast with the traffic on the roads these days".