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TIL movies for Portal and Half Life have been announced

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oBmw8 TIL that Frederick The Great planned to be buried on the grounds of his summer palace Sanssouci in Potsdam, but due to disobedient heirs and intervening wars and political upheavals, his wish was not carried out until 205 years to the day after his death.
X0gvk TIL: That Snoopy was originally going to be named "Sniffy," but Charles Schulz changed it last minute after seeing a comic with the same name. He chose "Snoopy," a name his mother had suggested for their next family dog.
VBmw4 TIL Steve Jobs hated Android OS so much he would spend billions to destroy it since he believed it is "stolen product"
4kKxJ TIL actor Joel McHale, who hit on Mila Kunis' character in the movie Ted by showing her a picture of his high school diving team, actually was an athlete. Originally recruited to UW's rowing team, he became a walk on tight end on their football team the year UW went to the Rose Bowl (1993).
bRkZ TIL that the Hippocratic Oath calls for doctors to teach the offspring of their teachers the art of medicine, free of charge.