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TIL in 2005, MySpace was in talks to buy Facebook, but rejected Mark Zuckerberg’s asking price of $75 million as too expensive.

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ga6X TIL that the test pilot for the first US jet aircraft would wear a gorilla suit while flying the secret prototype, so that other pilots who reported seeing a gorilla flying a propellerless plane wouldn’t be believed
mxrBR TIL that Stanisław Kowalski is the oldest man in Poland and still competes in sprinting, shot put and discus. He credits his longevity to never going to the doctor and doing whatever he wants
QNE9e TIL about Eskimo Ice Cream, made from raw caribou fat, seal oil, berries and snow
NBgb TIL that in the making of the movie “Monsters’ Inc.”, Sully had 2,320,413 individually animated hairs. It took 11 to 12 hours to animate a single frame featuring him.
1Gl4 TIL that a Tortise given to the Royal family by captain Cook in 1777 died in 1965