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TIL Microsoft didn't develop MS-DOS, but bought it off a programmer named Timothy Paterson in 1981.

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WkX49 TIL that Vincent Smith II, aged 29, died when he fell into a eight-foot vat that was mixing and melting chocolate to be used in Hershey's candy.
0wdPv TIL that there's a city called Earth.
xVpb5 TIL that the first person killed by an automobile was Bridget Driscoll (UK), who received fatal injuries when she walked into the path of a car moving at 4 mph (6.4 km/h), as it was giving demonstration rides in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, UK on 17 August 1896.
mxj8y TIL that The Who’s Roger Daltrey is allergic to cannabis, which affects his singing. On one occasion he threatened to stop a show due to people smoking, advising them to “stick it up your fuckin’ ass.”
dPar TIL Johnny Cash’s song “Hurt” was nominated for best male video at the MTV VMAs but lost to Justin Timberlake. Timberlake said in his acceptance speech “This is a travesty! I demand a recount. My grandfather raised me on Johnny Cash, and I think he deserves this more than any of us in here tonight.”