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yQeJ8 TIL Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975 but hid the invention because they feared it would jeopardize photographic film sales
gMxGD TIL that during the high point of plane hijackings in the 1960s, a plane was hijacked every 6 days in the United States.
l7ba1 TIL that Schistosoma haematobium, a parasitic worm, is classified as a Group 1 biological carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and in endemic areas S. haematobium infections have been associated with up to 30% of bladder cancer cases.
8agJa TIL than in January of 1987, televangelist Oral Roberts told his TV audience that God had told him to raise $8 million by March 1987 or he would "call him home." He ended up raising over $9 million.
69bjw TIL about Peter Belt, a British audiophile who sold unusual items that supposedly improved sound quality of hi-fi equipment, such as a £15 paper clip with paranormal properties. He also promoted various ideas to improve sound quality, such as freezing compact discs and only using white cables.