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TIL The Pirate Bay attempted to buy Sealand, a tiny artificial island micronation off the coast of Britain

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xnRD TIL Suzanne Somers was fired from Three’s Company when she asked to be paid equally to costar John Ritter.
J1BMk TIL that no human has beaten a computer in a chess tournament in over 15 years.
R8v7 TIL in a 14 page ruling, a Michigan judge used rap verses to dismiss a defamation case against Eminem
6E4eW TIL that in 1948 a high school student by the name of Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264.4 hours for a science fair project. He was monitored by a Stanford sleep researcher and contributed notably to the science community. Following he slept for 14 hours and suffered no observable health issues.
MeB0B TIL Mel Brooks served in World War II, defusing land mines as the allies advanced into Nazi Germany.