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TIL there is a charity that buys up mortgages that have gone to collection for pennies on the dollar, then frees the homeowners of the debt. They’ve erased more than $14M so far!

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jZEv TIL that before Sylvester Stallone sold the script for Rocky, he was homeless and sold his dog for $50. A week later, he sold the script and bought his dog back for $3000.
gLBb TIL The British Army considered (and attempted) training seagulls to poo on enemy submarines periscopes before realising that seagulls don’t fly that far out to sea.
KvEJ TIL the band Kansas had one shot to impress a record producer in the small town of Ellinwood, Kansas. In order to look as good as possible the band promised free beer to all people who attended. The venue was packed and the producer signed them.
mZbM TIL that in 1956 a 95 year old man named Samuel Seymour was the mystery subject on the original “I’ve Got a Secret” game show. His secret? He had witnessed the Lincoln assassination at Ford’s Theater.
xGYo TIL in 1983 a preserved head was discovered at a bog in Lindow Moss. Believing the remains to be his former wife, Peter Reyn-Bardt confessed to murdering her in 1960. When testing later found the head was from 250AD, Reyn-Bardt tried to revoke his confession but was still convicted of her murder.