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TIL the lyrics to Dropkick Murphys' "Shipping Up to Boston" were written by folk singer Woody Guthrie (of "This Land is Your Land" fame)

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P1k0g TIL That English sports betting site William Hill, who offered 5000-1 odds on Leiceister City winning the English Premier League in 2015, ended up losing $3 million. Because of this, they no longer offer odds higher than 1000-1 for bets on teams winning championships.
EooX TIL That 78% of NFL players file bankruptcy within 5 years of retirement.
woDG1 TIL When musician Prince died, he left behind a vault containing nearly 8,000 unreleased songs but he had forgotten the combination. Measuring 6 1/2 feet tall, several feet wide, and weighing 6,000 pounds, the massive vault required a professional safecracker to break into it
mxa4O TIL that Edward Rulloff, a 19th-century serial killer, doctor, philologist, and inventor, was deemed so intelligent that even after his conviction for murder, some believed he was too valuable to be hanged. Even Mark Twain jokingly offered to find a replacement to take his place at the gallows.
Eg5lP TIL Billionaire Chuck Feeney donated over $8 Billion to different causes supporting health science and improving the human condition. He spent his last days in a rented apartment in San Francisco with remaining assets of $2 Million.