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TIL the US didn’t have the $15m to pay France for Louisiana, so they financed it through a banks in London. Napoleon had made the deal with the US to fund his war against Great Britain and Europe. Britain allowed this deal to go through only because they didn’t want France to have their NA territory

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m7YE TIL: the bikini swimsuit was named after the nuclear explosions that destroyed Bikini island. The inventor wanted to imply the bikini was as momentous an invention as the new bomb. This was a time when beautiful women were “bombshells” and anything cool was “atomic.”
wLnlE TIL Warner Bros cancelled Home Alone because they didn't want to spend $14,7 million on it. 21st Century Fox continued the production and the film grossed $476 millions worldwide.
4XGka TIL CDs are 12cm because Sony knew that Philips had a factory capable of producing 11.5cm CDs so making 12cm industry standard would erase Philips' head start in manufacturing
J17Am TIL in Beijing 2012, a Ferrari crashed during sex-orgy between a naked driver and 2 women. Driver (who died) was son of Ling Jihua, Chief-of-Staff serving then Chinese President Hu Jintao. Ling reportedly denied body was his son when visiting morgue. He was eventualy sentenced to life for corruption
woJGP TIL that goats prefer interacting with happy people. They can distinguish between human facial expressions and seek out positive interactions with those who appear happy.