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TIL Steve Jobs had a high school GPA of 2.65

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ypPv TIL: 271 Years Before Pantone, an Artist Mixed and Described Every Color Imaginable in an 800-Page Book
Ra6w TIL that he use of the ace as the highest card gained more widespread acceptance as a result of the French Revolution, which symbolised the removal of the nobility and the promotion of the common man.
Op14 TIL the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s funeral was accused of being a ‘fake’, as he made meaningless hand gestures that did not reflect established signs.