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TIL that the graffiti artist that painted Facebook’s first office in 2005 was paid in shares, and is now worth over $200 million.

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mx5bv TIL that a Roman goldsmith may have discovered aluminum metal 1800 years before modern chemists did, but Emperor Tiberius had the discoverer killed in order to ensure the metal would not diminish the value of his own gold and silver assets
5o4n TIL of Alien hand syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes hand movement without the person being aware of what is happening. The afflicted person may reach for objects and manipulate them without wanting to do so, even to the point of having to use the healthy hand to restrain the alien hand.
M7yN0 TIL that there is a company converting (rebuilding?) DC-3s to turboprops
XEMaR TIL that in 2002, Warsaw’s mayoral candidates played against each other in SimCity 3000 to show who was better at managing a city.
XErrj TIL elephants are highly empathetic and generous even towards other species. Once an elephant found a rancher with a broken leg and dragged him under the shade of a tree, guarding him and gently touching him with her trunk