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TIL that the first custom ringtone ever made was of Van Halen's "Jump"

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wWMP TIL Elvis Presley once flew from Graceland to Denver and back in one night just for a sandwich. ‘The Fool’s Gold Loaf’ is a hollowed out loaf of bread filled with peanut butter, jelly, and a pound of bacon. It has an estimated 8,000 calories
YpaAG TIL that Evel Knievel, who completed over 75 motorcycle jumps in his lifetime (including one in a steam powered rocket), broke 433 bones over the course of his career but ended up dying of diabetes and pulmonary disease.
QvYa TIL Homer Hickam, subject of the movie October Sky, gave a high school junior a scholarship to the United States Advanced Space Academy when she was expelled and arrested for an exploding science experiment because Hickam went through the same ordeal for testing rockets in his youth.
86B8 TIL Jay Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes and DMX went to the same high school and once Jay Z and Busta Rhymes had a rap battle in the lunchroom.
grRoL TIL in most countries of the world, houseowners outnumber those who rent their homes. Germany and Switzerland are among the exceptions to this trend.