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TIL in August 2007, 17-year-old George Hotz became the first person to remove the SIM lock on an iPhone. He then proceeded to trade the second (8GB) iPhone that he unlocked to Terry Daidone, the founder of CertiCell, for a Nissan 350Z and three more 8GB iPhones.

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1aE58 TIL that in 2017, church leaders in Papua New Guinea were concerned by a report that the Governor-General had been requested to sign 666 writs for an upcoming election. They were reassured by the Electoral Commissioner that the number merely reflected 6 copies of each writ for 111 electorates
XJnX TIL German scientist, Gerhard Domagk, developed the antibacterial agent Prontosil, a sulfonamide. He used this agent to treat his own daughter, preventing her from an arm amputation. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1939.
6yKX TIL The Simpsons Movie is banned in Myanmar due to an edict banning the usage of the colors red and yellow in film
Rpvw TIL in 1979 flying LAX-JFK and upgrading to first class was only 20% of the ticket price. Today it’s 225%.
Y7Ejv TIL in 1995 convicted murderers Daniel Luther Heiss & Shane Baker escaped from prison after Heiss discovered the key printed on the prisoners' information handbook was the master key to the entire prison. Baker had jewelry-making equipment in his cell & made a copy of the key. Both were recaptured.