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TIL that the former CEO of Coca-Cola, Roberto Goizueta, was the first person to become a billionaire by being an employee and not a company founder (or heir).

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D194g TIL in Starship Troopers movie, one of the specimen in the crowd of bugs gets claustrophobic and freaks out flailing back and forth like he’s having a little seizure. The rendering system put it in the prominent position of the screen, Verhoeven saw an early version of the shot and loved it
xVGY7 TIL that the letter "thorn", and the pronunciation was like the modern "th". It was used in the english language, evolving through out time to look like the letter "y"! So when you see "Ye old tavern" it's actually The Old Tavern!
MDL7 TIL that author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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VMo14 TIL HSBC Bank was caught helping Mexican drug cartels launder millions of dollars. No one was jailed.