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TIL After a composer released a song that was just 60 seconds of silence, he was sued by the estate of a man who had released a similar track, called 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. His defense was, "I have been able to say in one minute what he could only say in four minutes and 33 seconds"

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x6545 TIL Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water" is the fastest-selling rock album ever in the United States. It broke the seven year record held by Pearl Jam for their album "Vs."
jlEp TIL President Nixon, after many years of refusing to release his tax returns for review, said “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” After the investigation, he was forced to pay $465,000 in back taxes he owed.
xnAb TIL of Roy Sullivan, a man who was struck by lightning seven times. He started to believe that he attracted lightning, and sometimes even reported seeing clouds following him. He eventually shot himself in the head at age 71.
1a8l8 Ozone holes open over the South Pole every year. Holes at the North Pole are much, much rarer but scientists have detected what may be the largest hole in the ozone layer ever recorded over the North Pole. Fortunately, the hole looks likely to close on its own in the next few weeks, the European Space Agency researchers said.
nW7kG TIL that despite a large British advantage in numbers and experience, Americans defeated the British at New Orleans in 2 hours with a loss of 65 sailors, the British lost 2000.