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TIL Hugh Hefner saved the iconic ‘HOLLYWOOD’ sign by donating $900k to buy the land before being bought by mansion developers.

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9Yag6 TIL Emperor Qin Shihuang ordered the burning of Chinese musical instruments and writings because he considered them superfluous to Chinese culture. Later, the Han dynasty (206 BC- 220 AD) encouraged music and established the Office of Music which remained in operation until 1914
6EXd8 TIL Mehmed the Conqueror requested his father, who had abdicated earlier, to come back and claim the throne in time of trouble by saying: "If you are the Sultan, come and lead your armies. If I am the Sultan I hereby order you to come and lead my armies."
PYJLg TIL - Doc Pomus wrote Save The Last Dance For Me on a napkin on his wedding day while watching his wife dance with guests. He was wheelchair bound from polio.
yQ9El TIL that there are "hedomism calculators" like Felicific Calculus to work out how much pleasure or pain an act may produce
7gxX TIL That most of Steve Jobs’ wealth was from his shares in Disney, not Apple.