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TIL that despite drawing over 11 million visitors, the 1982 World’s Fair (made famous for it’s Sunsphere and by The Simpsons) only made a profit of $57

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KYwaB TIL that 53 years ago from today was the first time data was sent through the internet. it was only the 2 digits "LO" because the network could not deal with so much information (AKA to complete the word "LOGIN") so it crushed after the first 2 digits.
NX4bM TIL that as of August, 2022 there were over 2.8 million podcasts available online worldwide with over 135 million episodes in total.
xV7l7 TIL Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino also known as Rafael died on his birthday, from exhaustion brought on by unceasing romantic interests.
nV9o TIL in WW2 the Polish had enlisted a bear on their side who enjoyed drinking, wrestling, cigarettes and even slept in tents. He would carry heavy ammunition crates to soldiers on the battle field and never once dropped a shell.
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