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LrQp TIL during the Challenger search and recovery, sailors found a floating duffle bag full of cocaine, worth $13 MIL - enough to the pay for the Navy’s search and recovery efforts. [pdf]
mxRJM TIL that the studio recording "Jordan" by Buckethead was allegedly done in an unbroken, continuous take.
Y1Nx TIL: An Oregon elementary school cancelled its Pay-to-Pee Policy. The program punished children for needing to use the restroom outside of their scheduled bathroom breaks.
nvGP TIL Washington State has the highest minimum wage in the US ($9.19/hr; tips don’t count) and four states have minimum wages lower than the federal minimum wage (with Georgia and Wyoming at $5.15/hr)
786RP TIL that there is a species of beetle named Hemipeplus saymyname, whose specific name is derived from the quote, "Say my name", from the series Breaking Bad.