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TIL Bill Gates & Steve Jobs raised their kids tech free

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NXZ4E TIL in 2014, a recently dumped Shanghai man and some friends deliberately booked every other seat in one of the city’s movie theaters, so couples could not sit together during their Valentine's Day movie date.
O456 TIL that the fastest spinning Neutron star known to man, rotates at 716 complete rotations per second.
LQQ69 TIL that a Cuban military pilot defected to the US in a MIG-23, and later piloted a Cessna BACK to Cuba to exfiltrate his wife and children.
W7GBA TIL that the first bristle toothbrush resembling the modern one was found in China and used during the Tang dynasty (619–907). Hog bristles from Siberian and northern Chinese hogs, which were firmer due to the colder temperatures, were attached to handles made of bamboo or bone.
xVkAo TIL It took mankind 50 years, 3 months and 26 days to advance from Wright's first manned flight to Gagarin's' first manned space flight. Today we are further in history from Gagarin's historic flight than he was from Wright's flight.