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TIL: that some species of sharks have an umbilical cord at birth, therefore have a belly button

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OxD1 TIL OJ Simpson’s Player of the Year trophy was bought by a man who melted it down to make pins for people who donated to battered women’s shelters.
MlpW TIL that Paul Revere did not complete his famous ride; he was captured by the British. He was riding with two other men; William Dawes escaped, then fell off his horse. The third man, Dr. Samuel Prescott, was the only one who actually made it to their destination, Concord.
YparB TIL that pricetags are a recent concept invented by the Quakers who believed it was morally wrong to charge different prices to different customers for the same product
QJGba TIL about the "Million Dollar Quartet" which is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash on December 4th, 1956.
a80Ay TIL about Yukio Mishima, author and right wing activist who after joining the the SDF at 45 tried to spark a coup aimed at restoring the emperor and shogunate, barricaded in an office of a high rank officer committed seppuku. His second failed 3x to sever his head, another friend needed to step in.