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TIL about the "Herald of Free Enterprise," a ferry that capsized and killed 193 people because the crew forgot to close the bow doors.

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E1lwp TIL that an Indian man tried to sue his parents for giving birth to him without his consent
rNBQx TIL that when Apple was making the Power Mac 7100, they gave it the internal code name "Carl Sagan." Concerned the use of his name would be seen as an endorsement, Sagan sent a cease and desist, to which Apple changed its codename to "Butt-Head Astronomer."
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