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TIL that QR as in QR code simply means Quick response

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R5Aj TIL:A 17 year old girl struck out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig back to back and was banned from pro baseball for her efforts
VM9OB TIL: Wilbur & Orville Wright's father gifted them a toy helicopter (based on an invention of French aeronautical pioneer Alphonse Pénaud). They played with it until it broke, and then built their own. They later pointed to their experience with the toy as the spark of their interest in flying.
8a9Ka TIL - The marine whose story inspired A Few Good Men was murdered execution style and his killer was never caught.
JYJK1 TIL that while filming Live and Let Die in New York, the producers of James Bond were reportedly required to pay protection money to a local Harlem gang to ensure the crew's safety. When the money ran out, they were forced to leave.
vrkD TIL that Topher Grace of ‘That 70’s Show’ edited all three 'Star Wars’ prequels into one condensed film that has been highly praised as a better version.