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TIL that the inventor of the Super Soaker reinvested most of his earnings from the toy into energy technology research.

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eXd5 TIL that Christopher Lee released a Symphonic Metal album about Charlemagne in 2010 and won the “Spirit of Metal” award.
aYeb TIL in 1962 a Montreal Canadiens fan tried to steal the Stanley Cup from a display case in Chicago. He was arrested and reportedly told the judge he was trying to bring it back to Montreal “where it belonged.” He was fined $10.
eWAg TIL the long extinct Dodo derives its name from Dutch exlporers, which loosely translates to ‘Fat Ass’.
eKog TIL that the world’s oldest still-running car is 129 years old, runs on steam, won the world’s first car race, and was auctioned for over 4 million dollars.
XE05r “Screw you Apple, where the goddamn hell is my middle finger emoji?” can soon be conveyed in far fewer characters, thanks to the middle finger emoji that’s coming to your iPhone. But why did it take so long? Here’s how those middle fingers—and all emoji—make their way to your screens.