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TIL when he was in his 20's NBA legend Karl Malone impregnated a 13 year old. He never faced charges and refused child support for years. The son born to the 13 year old was drafted into the NFL in 2008

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V88D TIL the first monkeys in South America likely drifted from Africa on a floating island of vegetation
7jvP TIL the Grandfather Clause. After the American Civil War, South States made literacy tests to prevent former black slaves from voting. When whites failed them too, an exception was given to anyone whose Grandfather was eligible to vote. All whites had eligible grandfathers and few blacks did.
JYJam TIL that Richard Branson sued the NHS in 2017
EgV5V TIL Poon Lim survived 133 days afloat in the Pacific Ocean aboard an 8' square wooden raft. When rescued and told that no one had ever survived longer on a raft at sea, he simply answered, "I hope no one will ever have to break that record."
pYGRQ TIL the fictional plane ‘Darkstar’ featured in the opening of Top Gun: Maverick was so realistic on screen that China moved its satellites to monitor it, even though it doesn’t exist.