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TIL That Soviet TV sets were so faulty and defective, that they would occasionally explode and start house fires which would sometimes kill Soviet citizens

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x6Ogg TIL in 1989, when Universal Studios found out that the Disney Co was suing 3 Florida daycares over using 5 foot tall likenesses of their trademarked characters illegally, they stepped in and offered the daycares permission to use their characters like Scooby-Doo, Flintstones, and Yogi Bear for free.
ymxM TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger rents his Mr Freeze costume for $1.00/ year
BmPx TIL Marcia Lucas (née Griffin) was the only Lucas to win an Oscar for Star Wars (editting). She largely influenced pivotal scenes in Ep. 4, 5, & 6; but has been downplayed since her divorce with George.
4Dy5 TIL that in the ancient Persian Empire, an idea was debated twice: sober and drunk. The idea first had to sound good in both states of mind before being considered a good idea
8a0wP TIL The first email attachment ever sent was on March 11, 1992, by Nathaniel Borenstein, "the father of the file attachment". The creation of this technology (co-created by Ned Freed) was to fulfill Borenstein's desire to one day be able to receive pictures of future grandchildren via email.