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TIL the music of The Beastie Boys will never again be legally used in advertisements, as Adam Yauch’s Will prohibits it.

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9MQG TIL In 1906 An irish Olympic silver medalist Peter O Connor climbed a 20 foot flag pole and waved the irish flag when made to compete for Britain, All while irish and irish-American athletes fought off guards at the end of the pole.
WlLN TIL A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC. She never heard from him again after 9/11 – she’s certain he died in the attacks. Authorities wonder if he used the tragedy as a chance to start a new life in California and didn’t tell her. They removed his name from the 9/11 memorial.
oor7 TIL a trial run of the “skyhook” (method of retrieving a stranded person using a plane without landing) used a live pig, which spun in the air uncontrollably during test. After regaining its bearings on the plane, it attacked the crew.
R7yga TIL That according to the 12th amendment of the US Constitution, if the president and vice president candidates on the same ticket were from the same state, they could not get any electoral college votes from their home state.
WVQ8 TIL that Harrison Ford’s character in Ender’s Game has an aide, who will be played by Han Soto.