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TIL Dave Grohl has tried to live as frugally as possible after watching his mother have a stroke while filing her taxes

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8aR4G TIL In 1929 hockey player Eddie Shore, after missing his train, drove 350 miles through a blizzard to a game. The car's chains broke twice, the wipers broke, he removed the top half of the windshield, and crashed into a ditch. He still made it and scored the game's only goal.
a8nw9 TIL that Oregon passed the "Beach Bill" on July 6, 1967, after a motel owner fenced off part of the beach for his lodgers in 1966. "...it recognizes public easements of all beach areas up to the line of vegetation, regardless of underlying property rights."
GYZVJ TIL The Roman with the most statues depicting them that survived to the modern day was Antinous, the boyfriend of Roman emperor Hadrian.
klRe TIL 4 percent of Americans believe that shape-shifting “Lizard People” are in political control of the US and the world. 7 percent were unsure.
wojO7 TIL it used to be mandatory by law for Indian cinemas to play the national anthem before showing a movie. However, in 2018, the Supreme Court of India decided it wasn't necessary.