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TIL Bryan Kestner, the person who came up with the idea for Planet Hollywood, received only minimal shares for his contribution. He has been asked to not attend functions related to the restaurant. To this day, he has received no money for coming up with the idea.

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M9o0 TIL in 2015, a top Russian Military Strategist recommended dropping a Megaton-Class Nuclear Bomb on Yellowstone National Park, catalyzing a Supervolcano Eruption that could kill more than 50% of the U.S. population in the first 24 hours. He recommends such action if “tensions should ever boil over”.
dPbr TIL that Joseph Weizenbaum, one of the founding fathers of Artificial Intelligence, later became one of it’s leading critics when he found his secretary getting very emotionally involved with ELIZA, a chatbot that he himself programmed.
vPpP4 TIL John Bonham’s iconic drum sound on the Led Zeppelin version of “When the Levee Breaks” was achieved by placing his drums in the stairwell of Headley Grange, a Victorian house in Hampshire, England. The echo created a massive, thundering sound.
E1ard TIL when taking an oath of office, Kentucky officials have to swear they've never fought a duel with deadly weapons.
e0m75 TIL The HMS Queen had a pet tortoise (Timothy) on board as a mascot during the Crimean War. Timothy would lead a prolific naval career living on other British ships. She died in 2004 aged aprox 160 years, making her the last living veteran of the Crimean War.