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TIL: A janitor at Kodak in the 1980s rose to be the company’s Chief Technology Officer

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pj7G TIL that before the invention of postage stamps, the recipient of a letter or package had to pay the postage when they received it, effectively buying their incoming mail from the postal service
4kVla TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, whose founder was a Macedonian Greek general. She was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn the Egyptian language.
rV9y TIL that the original RollerCoaster Tycoon was written in 99% assembly by one guy alone
6EjR7 TIL Dolphins sleep with one eye open and one eye closed. This is because only half of their brain is asleep at a time.
vPLAK TIL that Karen Dotrice, who portrayed Jane in Disney's Mary Poppins, didn't see the film in its entirety until 2013, almost fifty years after its original release. She didn't watch the full 140-minute film at its 1964 premiere because she had to leave early for school the following morning.