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TIL that in 2014, The Big Lebowski was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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p8OyN TIL Mussolini called Hitler's Mein Kampf "a boring tome that I have never been able to read" and said Hitler's views were "little more than commonplace clichés"
GYR0N TIL that a man named Ted Jorgensen had abandoned his son at birth and decades later got a visit from a biographer who walked in his bike shop asking about his son who he had never heard of before that moment, Jeff Bezos.
KGmB TIL that George Lucas sold what would become Pixar to Steve Jobs for $5 million in 1979. When Disney bought Pixar, Jobs became the largest single shareholder of Disney. When Disney bought Lucasfilm of 2012, Lucas became the 2nd largest shareholder.
vPLm8 TIL there are ferries designed to transport entire railcars. Train Ferries allow for passenger and freight trains to directly roll on/off the ship from rails.
74Nx TIL that California burglars found child pornography among the tapes they stole. They then proceeded to report it to the police, leading to the pedophile’s arrest.