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TIL that in 2008, 4chan made Apple’s market cap drop nearly $5 billion with a prank of Steve Jobs death

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B0Ky TIL that, in 1945, Canada was asked how many Jewish refugees it would allow in. Canada’s Foreign Minister Frederick Blair replied: “None is too many.”
kLAg TIL that Thomas Jefferson proposed in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories, but his bill lost in Congress by one vote.
1ErP TIL of Kim Gwang Suk, a North Korean gymnast who competed at the Barcelona Olympics; her age was given as 17, but she was missing her front teeth and may have been as young as 10. Aside from an Olympic torch relay, her subsequent life and whereabouts are unknown.
grWl9 TIL: In ancient Rome actors had a very low social status and were seen as little better than prostitutes
Ooa9g TIL that figs are carnivorous and get pollinated by "eating" fig wasps who mistake female figs or male figs.