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TIL that the iTunes Terms of Service includes a section prohibiting you from developing nuclear weapons using it.

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yVZQ8 TIL In 2003 Space Shuttle flight director knew that Columbia's Thermal Protection System was damaged but decided to not tell the crew. He thought it would be better for them to have a happy successful flight and die unexpectedly during entry than to stay in orbit with oxygen running out
KYGnR TIL: Phil Seddon, is a zoologist and former chair of the De Extinction Task Force, which determines which animals can ethically be brought back without harming the ecosystem. Through advances in cloning and with evolutionary molecular biologist Dr. Beth Shapiro, it is close to fruition.
a1wL TIL a lawyer tried to settle a civil suit by invoking his right to trial by combat. In New York. In 2015.
5VDep TIL 66% of Fortune 500 companies and more than half of all publicly traded corporations listed in the New York Stock Exchange are incorporated in Delaware because of its corporate friendly laws.
VBgnm TIL 50 cent and Ja Rule had a long running feud. In 2018, 50 cent brought 200 front row seats to a Ja Rule show via Groupon, just so the seats were left empty.