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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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YpmOP Today I learned that "went" used to be the past tense of "wend" not go. Go's past particle was gaed.
R7vA9 TIL Millikan's famous Oil Drop Experiment (1909), was developed with his grad student, Harvey Fletcher. Millian pressured Fletcher into allowing him sole credit, in exchange for Fletcher having sole credit for another paper.
9YgyQ TIL GDP was invented just 86 years ago.
nevnr TIL that sharks respond to affection similar to dogs, and enjoy pets!
X7wX TIL theres a DC Character from the 80s who got his powers from Cocaine. His only weakness? Cocaine Addiction