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TIL the first ever piece of computer animation was the title sequence for Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo

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gMOjy TIL In 1997, Bill Gates invested $150 million in Apple to save it from going bankrupt.
KRAE TIL that a father in South Carolina almost lost custody of his infant daughter when she was put up for adoption by her mother. 33 states require unmarried fathers to register as ‘responsible fathers’ in order to retain the right to be notified of an adoption or termination of parental rights action.
698ol TIL Jasmin Paris this year became the first woman ever to finish the Barklay Marathons within the 60 hours time limit.
VMrVD TIL the Washington monument was constructed in 2 phases separated by over 2 decades, due to funding issues. The stones used in the 2nd phase was different from the one used earlier. Though they looked similar then, the stones have aged differently and the difference is clearly visible now.
8eRMZ TIL about the Atomic Energy Lab. A toy lab set created in 1950 so that kids could create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions. However, merely a year later, it was pulled from shelves as it contained real samples of the radioactive element Uranium in it.