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TIL Lance Armstrong was ordered to pay over $20 million after his cycling doping scandal. However, his fortunes were partially saved by being one of Uber's first investors in 2009.

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dD4r9 TIL about TK, a boy who experienced total brain death at age 4 but was kept alive for another 20 years. His body grew as he aged but he never regained awareness. His autopsy showed nothing recognizable as brain.
Wk0L4 TIL that "Dumpster" is actually a brand name and that the generic name for the waste container is "skip" or "skip bin"
lZlB TIL that there was almost another sequel after Batman and Robin, titled Batman Triumphant that saw Scarecrow as the main villain and the Joker as a hallucination in Batman’s mind caused by the fear toxin. The plot element would later be used in the Batman Arkham Knight video game
b6kYp TIL that George Halas Jr. was the heir to the Chicago Bears until dying of a heart attack. During a lawsuit over the ownership to the NFL team, his body was exhumed. The coroner found that Halas's internal organs had been replaced with sawdust. His sister, Virginia Halas McCaskey, became team owner.
l7ODA TIL Conan O'Brien is spelled O'Brien, and not O'Brian.