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TIL Gabe Newell is married and has 2 sons. 2.

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YmGr TIL that Harlan Ellison was once hired to write for Disney. Roy O. Disney overheard him in the lunchroom impersonating Donald, Goofy and Mickey, joking about making an animated porno with Disney characters. After lunch he found a pink slip on his desk. He had been fired on his very first day.
lolr7 TIL that after Bush Jr. put tariffs on steel imports, what some accused of being a political stunt to get votes from the Rust Belt, the EU threatened to tariff oranges and motorbikes which are big industries in key swing states. Bush responded by dropping the steel tariffs.
0deQ1 TIL that that "Bring me the Horizon" got their band name from a line in Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of The Black pearl(2003)
noMW TIL Mars has two moons which are believed to be captured Asteroids. The bigger among the two moons, Phobos is gradually spiraling inward drawing about 1.8 m closer to the planet each century. Within 50 million years, it will either crash into Mars or break up and form a ring around the planet.
VM5Rp TIL that in 1862, the District of Columbia Emancipation Act paid those loyal to the Union up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. The largest individual payout was $18,000 for 69 slaves, which is equal to $556,024.34 in 2020.