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TIL that the first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. He was also the first to use the @ symbol in email addresses, which is still used today to separate the username from the computer name!

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9YLx7 TIL every live-action Star Wars Movie has been nominated for an Oscar.
b6YL4 TIL The way vehicle environmental regulations are calculated is causing new trucks to be built larger over time
gMrp7 TIL that gladiators in Ancient Rome used to carry product placements out in the arena; This was present in an early script for Gladiator (2000), but was removed out of fears that it would be viewed as anachronistic
oR4GL TIL of an elephant given by Louis IX of France as a gift to Henry III of England in 1255. While living in the Tower of London, the elephant was given a diet of prime cuts of beef and expensive red wine; it was claimed that the elephant died in 1257 from drinking too much wine.
MMvV TIL when the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play a home game, the stadium is filled with enough people to qualify as the state’s third-largest city.