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TIL that Albert Einstein was a passionate socialist who thought capitalism was unjust

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78MBx TIL that the Love Death & Robots episode Life Hutch is set in the same universe as the legendary The Outer Limits episode Demon With A Glass Hand. Both are set against the backdrop of Harlan Ellison's Earth-Kyba-War.
KOgn4 TIL in 1854 Commodore Perry gifted 110 gallons of American Whiskey to the Japanese emperor. That gift has since evolved into a $6 billion industry, with Japan's Suntory distillery winning 2015's World Whisky of the Year. Today, Suntory owns Jim Beam.
KomG TIL that Gene Roddenberry, hoping to get in touch with a WWII buddy named Kim Noonien Singh, named a villain on his show Khan Noonien Singh. Kim never noticed and the friends were never reunited.
O9Ga TIL billionaire Howard Hughes bought the small Silver Slipper casino only to re-position the hotel’s trademark neon sign, which was visible from his bedroom and had been keeping him up at night.
5Lmp TIL Criminal psychopaths don’t involuntarily feel emotional empathy for others, but seem to be able to intentionally turn it on and feel it.