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TIL Nike’s slogan ‘Just do it’ was inspired by Gary Gilmore’s last words before he was excecuted for double homicide

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dZX7 TIL that Fats Waller, jazz musician, was kidnapped by four armed men and forced to play the piano during a huge party ; he later realized he was playing for Al Capone’s birthday, who absolutely loved his music. Some say he played for three days, and went back home with a tip of thousands of dollar.
1aXrV TIL that in 1962, developers planned to dredge 8,000 acres of Biscayne Bay in Florida to build hotels and a seaport. When a fisherman, Lloyd Miller, campaigned against the plans, those supporting the development poisoned his dog and tried to have him fired from his job at Pan American Airways.
e0pYg TIL Humans are the only mammals that develop breasts that are permanently enlarged.
69LXQ TIL that Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse actually had a full conversation before, in this movie from 1992. 🤯🤯
l77jr TIL that about one in 2,000 people in the UK is a carrier of variant CJD, or "mad cow" disease, linked to eating contaminated beef. Relatively few people who catch the infectious agent develop symptoms and it's unknown if they can transmit it to others.