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TIL in 2010 the owner of Segway Inc. died after accidentally driving his Segway off a cliff.

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1awmr TIL Frank Sinatra’s son was kidnapped in 1963 and Sinatra ended up paying $240,000 (about $2,000,000 adjusted for inflation) in ransom before his son was safely returned.
9LBm TIL the worlds longest living animal is the Ocean Quahog, with an average life span of 400 years
XY1X TIL: Farmed salmon is naturally gray in color. It ends up pink due to food additives canthaxanthin and/or astaxanthin.
nadd TIL Wilford Brimley, the most famous man with “diabeetis” is a proponent of cockfighting. He has opposed banning the act on grounds of individual rights, and admits to attending various events.
rQLx TIL that at the outbreak of WWI, the Boy Scouts of America was the largest uniformed body in America. It was twice as large as the Army and 4x as large as the Navy.