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TIL the Beastie Boys credit the band being "kickstarted" after suing British Airways who used their song without permission and forced to pay them $40K.

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XEJWR TIL: That John Wilkes Booth was a well-known A-list actor, considered equivalent in status to Leonardo DiCaprio. He was a heartthrob and named “Sexiest Man Alive”
R7Zd4 TIL Red Harden, the builder of the custom Jaguar E-Type hearse seen in Harold and Maude, did not see the movie until 2016, 45 years after its debut.
VMX0m TIL: Golf Balls Irradiated with Gamma Rays performed better than their non irradiated counterparts due to forced molecular cross linking. Spalding even has a patent on the technology!
y1eJ TIL that the viscous liquid that canned beans are preserved in is called “aquafaba” and can be used as a substitute for eggs in vegan recipes.
wWoY TIL in 1724 Margaret Dickson was hanged but later found still alive. She then was allowed to go free because under Scots Law her punishment had been carried out. Only later were the words “until dead” added to the sentence of hanging