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TIL that The Beatles stopped touring partly because their speakers could no longer compete with their fans’ screams.

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rraW TIL a man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for shooting with intent to kill and robbery requested that his sentence was extended to 33 years, to match Larry Bird’s NBA jersey number. The request was granted.
D19eg TIL South African mercenaries were hired in the fight against Boko Haram
LQ17Z TIL that most American radio stations start with a W or K after a 1912 convention that chose to give call signs to stations East of the TX/NM border (W) or West (K)
KYjGR TIL that Caravaggio was also a notorious criminal. He went to trial at least 11 times for things like writing libelous poems, throwing a plate of artichokes at a waiter and assaulting people with swords. He eventually fled Rome to escape punishment for killing a man and died in exile.
RvAw TIL the largest anti-smoking ad campaign “Truth” is funded by the tobacco companies as part of a settlement to be exempted from individual lawsuits stemming from harm caused by tobacco.