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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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VMYy4 TIL Nayirah testimony in which a girl claimed to have seen babies taken out of incubators by Iraqi invaders was a propaganda stunt made to recieve public support for USA’s participation in the Gulf War.
jNdwX TIL that sunflowers can clean up radioactive waste. Certain radioactive isotopes are similar to the nutrients sunflowers normally need, so as they grow, they take up radiation out of the soil.
WDvA TIL a multi-national research team has created a model of a “Living and Breathing Supercomputer” that runs on the same substance that living things use as an energy source. The “biological computer” is fast, accurate, compact, and energy efficient.
D91P TIL African Rapper Sam Stigillydaa thought that “American rappers talk about crazy things- drinking, drugs, violence against women, American blacks kill blacks. I hope African rap stays African and doesn’t turn crazy.”
VBXGZ TIL that in 1961 Fender produced the Bass VI, a 6-string electric bass tuned an octave below a regular guitar. Although it was produced for 14 years, it was never popular, and was discontinued in 1975. However, it became a cult hit among bassists and guitarists and was re-released in the mid-2000s.