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TIL when Nintendo had a fall in revenue from the less successful Wii U its CEO cut his pay in half for 5 months rather than blame workers

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lZWa TIL of US Marine David Cox whos story the movie “A Few Good Men” was based on. He stopped the hazing of a fellow Marine and was court-martialed. After his honorable discharge he gave interviews about his story and the U.S. activities in Cuba. He was later found murdered, the crime was never solved.
y068 TIL that when the Dutch found the Dodo Birds, they named them “Dodaersen”, which translates to “Fat asses”.
R5vkQ TIL that in 1963, a cow named Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly in an airplane and be milked mid-flight. Her milk was parachuted down to spectators at the International Air Exposition in St. Louis.
8KjZ TIL North Korea has officially stated that Kim Jong Un mastered driving at the age of 3
neZnY TIL that a fire destroyed several buildings, but left a Carl's Jr. unscathed. The Carl's Jr. employees began making 165 burgers for the firemen, but the heat from the grilling meat caught the restaurant on fire.