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TIL that Bose is majority owned by MIT
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TIL former Chinese leader Wen Jiabao died a billionaire, but is portrayed by Chinese media as a frugal man of relative means, revering him to the commoners. Any information about his wealth is strictly censored on the Chinese internet.
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TIL Harrison Ford uses his personal helicopter in search and rescue missions
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TIL in the original story of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys do age, even in Neverland. The reason the group is always made up of children is because if they don't die by other means (which is common), Peter "thins them out." The author never clarifies whether this means they're executed or banished.
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TIL the Cities of Tampa and Miami have a rivalry over where the Cuban Sandwich was first invented and that Tampa passed a resolution in 2012 naming it the official sandwich of the city.
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TIL a 67-year-old lived his entire life stereoblind, or unable to properly experience depth perception, until he went to a theater and saw Hugo in 3D. He was blown away by the experience of depth during the movie, and afterward the ability stayed, curing him of his condition.