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TIL the MPAA attempted to outlaw VCRs in the early-1980s, and Mr. Fred Rogers spoke out against their decision and publicly defended the new technology.

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Axxo TIL in 2012 a man intentionally jumped off of the monorail at the Bronx Zoo into the tiger exhibit, to be ‘one with the tiger’. He survived, and when the police asked him why he did it he replied “everyone in life makes choices”.
5Vmy9 TIL that Mary is the only woman mentioned in the Quran by name, 34 times.
gMpmX TIL “The road not taken” by Robert Frost, was actually written to mock an indecisive friend and intended to inspire no one.
R7478 TIL that a meteorite that fell contained many organic compounds, one of which is a novel amino acid similar to mammal neurotransmitters and can treat chronic pain
d8vN8 TIL two businessmen in Québec bet $517,000 on a best-of-three game of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The loser had to sign a notarized recognition of the debt contract, secured with a mortgage over the loser’s house.