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TIL that to make sure that Windows 95 was compatible with older products, Microsoft bought one copy of every PC program sold at the local Egghead Software store

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W70kX TIL There is an Airlines Special Service Request code called DPNA which alerts airlines that a passenger with intellectual or development disability is travelling and would need special assistance/attention. This code was introduced by IATA in 2008, but many are not aware of it.
QNMNp TIL there are 'To-scale' remote controllable toys that cost as much as a full size used vehicle.
m10EP TIL that heavy metal rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has zero experience playing guitar, or any other instrument besides a harmonica
16kGD TIL that The Woman's Building, one of the twelve main buildings built for the Chicago's World Fair in 1893, was planned, designed, and decorated entirely by women. The purpose of the building was to highlight women's achievements and challenge traditional ways of thinking.
oRZjA TIL when Frank Zappa was a kid, he always played with mercury that his father brought home from work, often covering his entire bedroom floor with the element. Childhood exposure to mercury is known to increase the risk of prostate cancer as an adult. Frank Zappa died from prostate cancer at age 52.