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TIL that the original XBOX prototype was literally a gigantic X. It was carved out of aluminum and cost $18,000 to manufacture, but you could actually play on it.

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ObN4 TIL Tear Gas (and pepper spray) are illegal to use in warfare. Used on our own citizens in riot control, it cannot be used on enemy combatants.
ADpQl TIL that after fyre festival failing miserably and facing a class action lawsuit of $100 million, the company actually threatened legal action against attendees for tweeting negative comments about it.
QJ48M TIL that most malaria nets are used exactly as intended, and charities that distribute them save lives much more cost-effectively than others that address issues like other diseases or hunger
bLVE TIL the eastern part of Laos was so heavily bombed that most people can supplement their income by collecting scrap metal 40 years later, some completely rely on it
oLNE TIL The novel Rum Diary(written in 1950s) was not released until 1998, when Johnny Depp discovered the unpublished manuscript in the basement of Hunter S. Thompson’s house who also wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)