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TIL pornography has fueled the improvement of many of the technologies we use today. Such as video, screens, the internet...

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XEJw6 TIL most of the USS Indianapolis crew thought the secret crate they were transporting contained 50,000 rolls of scented toilet paper for Gen. MacArthur. They were actually transporting the nuclear bomb 'Little Boy'.
OoNRR TIL that a monarchy can be elective
PBGJ TIL: That there is so much space debris in earth’s atmosphere that in future it may just become dangerous to leave earth and we may get trapped in our own garbage.
dDD5d TIL There are 500 Registered "Time Banks" in the United States Where People Bank and Exchange Hours of Service Instead of Fiat
mxJBE TIL that the first independent full-length film written and directed by Steven Spielberg was called "Firefight," (inspired Close Encounters) made on a budget of $500, which then 16 year old Spielberg borrowed from his father. It was shown at a local cinema one evening and it earned back its cost.