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TIL Steve Jobs originally was opposed to the idea of white Apple products.

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NNRM TIL there is a fake propaganda news agency probably funded by the Russian government at ~USD 400k per month. Called the “Internet Research Agency”, it is run out of Russia and makes millions of fake posts and comments round the world against enemies of Russia….. (including the USA).
0dbgA TIL Mean Girls was based on self-help book aimed at parents of teenage girls
loOBG TIL of Sgt Pilcher, who in 1960s London arrested Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Donovan, George Harrison, John Lennon, among others, for drugs possession. He almost got Eric Clapton, but the guitarist legged it out the back when Pilcher claimed to be the postman with a special delivery.
Yp9yZ TIL China is banned from the International Space Station partly because of a fear that Chinese taikonauts will hack sensitive NASA equipment if allowed on-board.
0w66L TIL that the snow used in the wizard of Oz poppy field scene was 100% industrial grade asbestos