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KYBj9 TIL that despite appearing in 7 Bond films Roger Moore is the only Bond actor not to drive an Aston Martin on screen
l7MEN TIL that Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, once said that his creation was inspired by his childhood hobby - collecting insects. He hopes to create a similar experience where players can collect, grow and exchange their own virtual creatures.
rRkvy TIL Eric Tigerstedt, the "Thomas Edison of Finland", was the first person to patent a "mobile phone", over a 100 years ago.
ZwJR TIL that the San Francisco Fog has a twitter account and its name is Karl
6E6w7 TIL that children's TV host Soupy Sales, during one of his programs, asked children to send him the "funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents" from their parent's wallets and purses. He received thousands of dollars in the mail and was suspended for two weeks.