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TIL On May 23, 1979, Tom Petty filed for bankruptcy to get out of his contract and it worked.

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ANwdo TIL the Japanese words 青 (ao) and 青い (aoi) can refer to either blue or green depending on the situation.
b5e9 TIL that all U.S. Treasurers since 1949 have been women.
JYBd1 Today I learned that moon rocks are a “National Treasure” and cannot be sold in the United States of America.
6EKnX TIL during pregnancy, when the baby is growing inside the mother and is almost developed, if the mother suffers injuries or some kind of disease. The baby can pass on some of its cells to help its mother heal.
9Ymkm TIL an art dealer’s estate included a collage involving a stuffed golden eagle. The IRS valued the work at $65 million, however, the estate argued it was worth $0 as its illegal to sell eagles. As neither party could sell the art, the dispute was settled by donating it to a museum.