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TIL Nokia was founded in 1865

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W7xDX TIL in 2007 a man had avoided going to jail. He had noticed a void space in a mall, and converted it to an apartment. He lived in it 4 years (rent free.) before he was noticed. He only got probation, and isn’t allowed in the malls area.
6EyPQ TIL that Hughes engineers swung a satellite around the Moon and approached earth from a 'stealthy' direction, "downwards from the Moon rather than up from the ground, the way we typically think of missile launches by aggressor nations."
Pm6Z TIL That The Poorest States Have The Highest Paid Megachurch Pastors
Pa8L TIL during her 2007 Emmys acceptance speech, Sally Field said, “if the mothers ruled the world, there would be no wars in the first place,” but was censored on American TV - international viewers heard the whole quote.
mGpy TIL the average price of a NES game in 1990 was $50. Equivalent to about $90 in 2015.