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TIL that skeptical investigator Mick West co-founded Neversoft and was the lead programmer of the first five Tony Hawk's Pro Skater titles.

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6OwY TIL that “in comparison to Android users… iPhone owners are more likely to be female, younger, and increasingly concerned about their smartphone being viewed as a status object” and display “lower levels of Honesty–Humility and higher levels of emotionality.”
KY95E TIL a white guy was the first to sag his pants, starting in the 1950's
4X65o TIL donated blood is not free; rather it is put on the market to be sold to hospitals for $180 to $300 per pint with the industry making billions in profit
yQAoe TIL Casino Royale scoops a Guinness World Record for the most cannon rolls in a car. ... Stunt double Adam Kirley plays Bond in the scene in which a nitrogen cannon blows the car through the air.
8eQx4 TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit