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TIL that of all the world's existing companies that are 200 years +old, over half are Japanese

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wL9BM TIL that Bridgette Wilson, who played Sonya Blade in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, was jokingly known as "RoboBabe" on the set because of her insistence that she do her own stunts, including the fight scenes.
okP8 TIL it is possible for HIV positive males to conceive babies without passing on HIV. A technique called Sperm Washing separates the sperm from the infected seminal fluid.
vPPMB TIL about David Cox, a former US Marine whose court martial was the inspiration for the play and film A Few Good Men, and whose murder in 1994 remains unsolved
16V5V TIL in 1982, Linn Electronics released the LinnDrum drum machine as a cheaper and more widely produced product than its predecessor, the 1980 Linn LM-1. The LinnDrum then became a staple of ‘80s music, and was used by artists like Prince, MJ, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, John Carpenter, and more.
Bene TIL Robert Moses, the extremely powerful New York City urban planner, hated the idea of poor people lowering the tone at the seaside, so he built low bridges over his parkways to ensure that only cars, not buses, could make the trip.