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TIL Steve Jobs did an internship for HP at age 12 after cold calling the CEO from a phone book asking for parts.

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OP06 TIL “Blood is thicker than water” when used in the context of family over friends, is a wildly incorrect bastardization. The full quote is, “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,” and refers to relationships chosen meaning more than those of mere blood.
m1OAo TIL a californian lady called Denise Rossi won $1.3 million in lottery, divorced her husband of 25 years without telling him about her win. He later found out and sued her for not disclosing her assets. The judge awarded him every cent of her prize.
X9AQ TIL Venezuela has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia but produces less than a forth of what Saudi produces per year.
G5w4 TIL that Lumber Liquidators illegally imports wood harvested from Siberian Tiger habitat via China.
GYGK1 TIL In the ancient Roman comedic play "The Mother-in-Law," a husband falsely accuses his new wife of infidelity after she gives birth mere months into marriage. A stolen ring reveals he assaulted his future wife in a dark street before they met, and is in fact the father of the child.