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TIL that Robert Oppenheimer, "the father of the atom bomb" and the head of the Manhattan Project, once tried to poison his advisor for making him do experimental work instead of theoretical physics.

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1yJP TIL Ryan Holle was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for lending his car to his friend to get food, instead of getting food his friend killed somebody.
xoNg TIL Ronald Wayne, co-founder of Apple, sold his 10% stake of the company in 1976 for $800. Had he kept his stock, it would have been worth over $58,000,000,000 today.
N7oR6 TIL Only 40 songs have ever reached diamond certification (11x platinum). "Baby Shark" is the only children's song to earn this designation.
ExPx TIL a 2005 supreme court decision declared that it is NOT the duty of any police force in the US to protect citizens, just enforce laws.
AN0od TIL that Video Game Arcades are niche and super rare in Germany. In the 1980s, the protections for minors became significantly stricter in relation to video game arcades. Arcade machines were dismissed as “games of chance” and underage access was and IS STILL denied.