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TIL Coachella was started when the band Pearl Jam boycotted Ticketmaster in 1993 for their high prices, and played at the location during their Ticketmaster boycott tour.

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D147Y TIL about Robert Antley, a bike shop owner who was waiting for burglars in his store. When they broke in, he was waiting with a gun where he made the men strip naked and brutally beat them for hours.
7raP TIL That Israel actually calculates a daily allowed caloric intake for the Palestinians in Gaza.
GX77 TIL that, directly after he delivered this speech on FOX, Judge Napolitano was fired.
wLBrY TIL that Walt Disney accidentally "kidnapped" Richard Nixon by dispatching his monorail train before the Secret Service could get on. The agents ran after the train and attempted to jump onboard but the doors had already closed. Monorail pilot Bob Gurr was terrified; Nixon got a kick out of it.
9wK0X TIL that people who develop hearing problems during mid-life (aged 40–65) have an increased risk of developing dementia