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TIL that Thomas Edison never invented a bulb it was Nicola Tesla who created it. Edison just marketed the bulb and got credit.Nicola used to work for edison in his early career.

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4RmN TIL Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon earnings were invested in a floating restaurant, a fudge-making hotel, a computer game, a film nobody saw, a skateboard company, a car hire business, and a children’s shoe factory. All complete failures. They fled to France as tax exiles and recorded The Wall.
nRBd TIL That Hugh Hefner had an endangered subspecies of Marsh rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris hefneri, is named after him in honor of financial support that he provided.
oReZL TIL During the 1800s, Hawai‘i became one of the most literate nations in the world with over 90% of the population able to read and write. Even King Kamehameha III proudly declared, “He aupuni palapala ko‘u” (“I have a kingdom of education”).
EXPP TIL That a 6 year study of the D.A.R.E. program showed that a “small but significant number” of suburban students were more likely to use drugs after participating in it than those who didn’t.
MVyb TIL that the world’s largest missile testing facility is located on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and is capable of intercepting two missile targets at once