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TIL that North Korea has a VHS copy of Space Jam enshrined in a musuem

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QBeM TIL in 2015 Judge Judy negotiated a contract through 2020 worth $47 Million a year, making her the highest paid person on TV.
PY4aw TIL that during the 1950s, Louis Farrakhan had a brief career as a calypso singer.
e0vwJ TIL that the term “starboard” comes from old boats where their “board” for “steering” was on the right. This meant they always docked on the left, or “port” side. Aviation borrows from maritime; so this is why you almost always board an airplane from the left side doors.
4Xjm5 TIL in 1972 Ed Catmull and Fred Park creates the first 3D Animation of a hand and a face. The technics they devolped are the foundation of our modern movies, effects and gaming graphics. This animation was first used in the movie "Futurworld" from 1976.
PYb1Z TIL that the first eBook was created by Michael S. Hart in 1971, while he was a student at the University of Illinois. He typed the entire text of the Declaration of Independence onto a computer and made it available for others to download.