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TIL a coin toss determined the name for Portland, Oregon. It was named after the winner’s hometown. If he lost, it would have been named Boston, Oregon, after the other guy’s hometown.

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AKLw TIL that Noshir Gowadia, one of the lead engineers for the B-2 stealth bomber, is serving a 32 year prison sentence for selling classified information to the Chinese Government (in particular cruise-missile and jet related stealth technology).
vmVj TIL In 2010 Dave Grohl was admitted to hospital due to a drug overdose… He had consumed too much caffeine from coffee whilst recording a new album.
d8dkj TIL that Americans spend more time watching other people on television cook than they do cooking themselves.
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WkxO9 TIL that Dave Grohl did not allow the TV show Glee to use any of Foo Fighters music despite pressure from the shows creator. Dave Grohl stated "F**k that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee."