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TIL When Steve Jobs refused to give early Apple employees stock, Steve Wozniak offered them $10 million worth of his

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jN5ej TIL of Big Hill-a section of railway on the Canadian Pacific line that proved so difficult to climb, spiral-shaped tunnels had to be bored to reduce the slope to a safe grade.
eDRk TIL The first products designed specifically to wipe after using the bathroom were aloe-infused sheets of manila hemp but people rejected them in favor of the Sears Roebuck Catalog
W7elB TIL that Dave Grohl is not proficient in reading music and instead relies on aural skills to perform.
QJbk9 TIL a Neural Network (AI) for converting satellite images to street maps learned to "cheat" by subtly encoding the original image in the output.
JYZlB TIL McDonald’s is the 5th largest real estate company globally. They simply lease property and franchise rights. “We are in the real estate business. The only reason we sell hamburgers is because they are the greatest producer of revenue from which our tenants can pay us rent." - McDonald's founder.