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TIL that the U.S. Navy lent the Village People a ship for a music video, hoping they would use it as a recruitment tool.

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PYK5n TIL Disney heiress Abigail Disney became very uncomfortable with her family wealth when she found herself sitting alone on a private 737 jet. She started giving away money at age 21 and once even considered giving it all away, which was embarassing for her parents
r8xW TIL a lawyer named James Thronton only works for one client- the Earth- and even managed to successfully sue the UK government to admit that it was breaching legal limits for air pollution.
nylY TIL top level footballers show 10% less brain activity compared to amateurs during competitive matches and scientists have likened it to being on ‘autopilot’.
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MBdA TIL “Black Wall Street”, the most affluent black neighbourhood in the early 20th century, was nearly wiped out by white residents massacring the black population in 1921