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TIL Three Million People Still Use AOL Dial-Up

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wLjlE TIL that even though people say "pull out all the stops" to mean doing it extravagantly, it originates from the pipe organ. Stops (think of plugs) were put in the pipes to adjust volume. To really let her rip and be as loud as possible, one would pull out all the stops.
ELxo TIL The Daily Planet, where Lois Lane and Clark Kent (Superman) work is owned by Bruce Wayne (Batman)
rZWx TIL Vin Diesel spent $3,000 to write, produce and star in a short film called Multi Facial which paralleled his real life struggles of landing roles due to his multi ethnic appearance. Spielberg saw the film and casted him in Saving Private Ryan, thus launching his career
16RLr TIL that when physicists say that light is affected by being observed, it actually just means that light is affected by being interacted with.
gMEdL TIL that more than 4/5 of the single points of light we observe in the night sky are actually two or more stars orbiting together.