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TIL: In 2021 someone in Iceland applied to name their child Aquamann, however this was rejected by the Personal Naming Committee

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xox0 TIL that in 1947, the FBI issued a memo about “It’s a Wonderful Life” stating that it was communist propaganda and that the “picture deliberately maligned the upper class, attempting to show the people who had money were mean and despicable characters.”
e0NK6 TIL that in the early 2000s, Sony was accused of fuelling conflict in central Africa and exploiting child slaves to obtain minerals for use in the manufacture of Playstations
DZdP TIL that in the 40s, computer memory systems used mercury as an acoustic medium. Alan Turing suggested gin as a cheaper alternative.
4Nlg TIL a pregnant employee at a Christian school was fired for having premarital sex. The school subsequently offered a job to the man who had gotten her pregnant.
8aGxa TIL that Steve Jobs lied to Steve Wozniak. When they made Breakout for Atari, Wozniak and Jobs were going to split the pay 50-50. Atari gave Jobs $5000 to do the job. He told Wozniak he got $700 so Wozniak took home $350.