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TIL It is estimated that more people died from choosing to drive because of the fear of 9/11 than people died in 9/11.

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Z8jD TIL Paypal was voted one of the 10 worst business ideas of 1999.
E1Vw7 TIL The CIA has its own Starbucks, said to be one of the busiest in the country. It’s the same as any regular Starbucks, except for the fact that baristas don’t take the customers’ names. Officers order everything incognito.
WDOL TIL Keanu Reeves was to play the role of Spike Spiegel in a live-action Cowboy Bebop movie. Initial plans were made in 2008-2009 and the director Watanabe stated in 2014 that the movie had faced a lot of “Hollywood problems”
ep6L5 TIL the Russian listening device planted in the US Embassy, "The Thing" was designed by Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin musical instrument.. and the technology in "The Thing" was a precursor to RFID tags.
ALo4 TIL around 10-15% of Caucasians eyes will change color as they age…