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TIL that “buttload” is an actual measurement - 126 gallons

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b66AE TIL Astronomer Rudolf Wolf tried to estimate pi using a needle experiment. He conducted experiments throwing the needle 5000 times, obtaining a value of 3.1596
ODa6 TIL many countries pay prize money to their Olympic athletes for each type of medal won. USA pays $25,000 per gold medal while Kazakhstan pays $250,000.
wL6D8 TIL: The entire field of "Public Relations" in government was created as a way to continue wartime propaganda during times of peace.
epWMJ TIL that L.A.-based commercial artist and Vietnam War veteran Patrick Nagel, who became famous the 1980s for his art of women for 'Playboy' and Duran Duran's 1982 album 'Rio', died of a heart attack after a celebrity Aerobathon in 1984, aged 38.
KOMJ TIL Brian Doyle-Murray, the voice for characters such as The Flying Dutchman and Captain K'nuckles is one of Bill Murray’s brothers.