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TIL That at one point, 50% of all CDs worldwide had the AOL logo printed on them

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8aADL TIL When Ian Fleming was coming up with the character of James Bond, he wanted a name which sounded bland and uninteresting. “When I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by God, James Bond is the dullest name I ever heard.”
dZX7 TIL that Fats Waller, jazz musician, was kidnapped by four armed men and forced to play the piano during a huge party ; he later realized he was playing for Al Capone’s birthday, who absolutely loved his music. Some say he played for three days, and went back home with a tip of thousands of dollar.
GAZrg TIL Аustraliаn орium fаrmers found mystеrious crор сircles in their fiеlds. The сulprits were wаllаbies who got high and buоnced around in сircles
awkro TIL In order to cross to Greece by land Persian King Xerxes had to build a bridge over Hellespont strait. After a storm came and destroyed the bridge, Xerxes was so upset that he sent his soldiers down to the banks to whip the sea 300 times for its failure to obey him and comply with his plans.
ORv6 TIL that an 11-year-old boy was suspended for a year for possession of a “marijuana leaf” that tested negative for marijuana three times.