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TIL that the peace sign stands for Nuclear Disarmament

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xox0 TIL that in 1947, the FBI issued a memo about “It’s a Wonderful Life” stating that it was communist propaganda and that the “picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.”
xjJB TIL that due to a mishap by the distributor, George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead had no copyright protection and instantly fell into the public domain
eWb4 TIL that Victorinox the manufacturer of the Swiss Army Knife lost 40% of its business due to the 9/11 attack.
ZpGjB TIL that if Apollo 11 had failed to land on the Moon, Apollo 12 was prepared to launch just 2 months later. However, with the success of Apollo 11, the time between launches was extended to 4 months with Apollo 12 landing on the moon November 19, 1969.
4LKo TIL that Norwegian oil company Statoil is selling one of their oil platforms. “Well kept 20 bedroom platform for sale. Panorama sea view and plenty of room for a helicopter.”