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TIL that Google’s founders were willing to sell to Excite for under $1 million in 1999—but Excite turned them down

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6EMDQ TIL Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian via registered first class mail
16OGP TIL multiple U.S. companies have been caught over the years selling raccoon dog (tanuki) fur as "faux fur." Three were sued and reached settlements with the government that included no financial penalty.
jkGQ TIL scientists have found that the perception of time varies as a function of mass & metabolic rate across species. Smaller animals w/ faster metabolisms can respond to visual stimuli at a faster rate b/c they perceive movements & events to unfold more slowly (like bullet dodging in the Matrix).
w4dM TIL a company will drive you over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge if you’re too scared to drive it yourself
PYRan TIL that in WWII an American fighter pilot shot down planes from Germany, Italy, Japan, and an American plane... carrying his girlfriend and future wife.