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TIL Steve Jobs' best selling biography was released 19 days after his death. He encouraged people to speak honestly about him and asked for no control over its content other than the book's cover. He waived the right to read it before it was published

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BAlK TIL that after Kirani James won Grenada’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in 2012, the country was so proud that the government held a giant 3-hour celebratory rally attended by thousands, gave him US$186,000, printed new stamps, named a new stadium after him, and built a museum/gym in his home town.
KOWVa TIL A local store manager of the "Hooters" restaurant did an internal promotion, saying that whichever waitress sold the most beer during the following month would win a free Toyota. When the contest was over, She received a "Toy Yoda". She sued the restaurant and won the case.
Dl8p TIL the original ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ has the longest car chase in movie history at 40 minutes and wrecked and destroyed 93 cars in the process
RM8Q TIL that there was a large significant White Slave population in the Colonies that numbered at least 300,000 Irish prior to the 19th century.
OG54e TIL residents of Switzerland and Liechtenstein who are non-EU residents can purchase many items in nearby Germany from anything from two to seven times the price they would pay for the same products in their own countries and qualify for tax refund, making it more attractive.