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TIL that the man who found the Boston Marathon bombing suspect in his boat, received only $1k in compensation from the insurance company for his bullet ridden and confiscated boat (which he never got back.)

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9Ylk6 TIL that a group of sperm whales adopted a bottlenose dolphin with a spinal deformation, after it was lost from its own dolphin group.
LQE6Z TIL: The Master Printers of Koryo predate the Gutenburg press with the oldest woodblock dating to 751 AD. However due to repeated wars, countless woodblocks were destroyed due to invaders. In addition, supply constraints, an abundance of booze, scarcity of wood, etc led to slow public adoption.
XXVj TIL Two weeks after he co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share of the company. That 10% stock($800 at the time) would now be worth approximately $60 Billion had he held onto it to this day.
49jw TIL athletes are more likely to get cavities. Regular exercisers are “mouth breathers”, which causes plaque to dry on their teeth
ZpvlQ TIL about Juicero, a company that made a $699 juicer requiring Wi-Fi, an app, and QR-coded produce packs that had to be scanned and verified before juicing. Journalists found that the packs were easily squeezeable by hand, yielding the same results as the juicer. The company shut down shortly after.