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Rwr8 TIL In 1910, the Diamond Match Company patented the 1st nonpoisonous match in the U.S., which used a safe chemical called sesquisulfide of phophorous. United States President Taft publicly asked Diamond Match to release their patent for the good of mankind. They did on January 28, 1911
VmDZ TIL that when Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he closed the company’s philanthropic programs, and never revived them even when the company became spectacularly successful. Apple didn’t even have a matching program for charitable giving under his leadership, something other large companies do.
e006D TIL "Pulp Fiction" was originally rejected by TriStar, with them saying "This is the worst thing ever written. It makes no sense. Someone's dead and then they're alive. It's too long, violent, and unfilmable."
X0goX TIL that according to the National Registry of Exonerations in the United States, 27% of those on the registry who were accused of homicide, but were later exonerated, gave false confessions. 81% of people with mental illness or intellectual disabilities also confessed when accused of homicide.
kORy7 TIL The most push ups in one hour is 3,877. The most one-arm push-ups is 1,025. The most consecutive one finger push-ups is 124.