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TIL Western Union sent it's last telegram in 2006

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7rldr TIL, Mark Felt, ex-FBI Ass. Director, had job where he had to find out if Red Cross toilet paper misled consumers into thinking it was endorsed by the US Red Cross.He found that 1)Most people DID use toilet paper &2) did not appreciate being asked about it.He applied & started at FBI the next year.
0w5kj TIL that Apollo 12 was an exercise in precision landing targeting, and succeeded in landing within walking distance of the Surveyor-3 probe that was launched a few years earlier.
5VPbP TIL about the tomb of eve, the archaeological site that was purported to be the grave of Eve(hawwah) located in jeddah. The tomb was destroyed by the saudi king in 1928 due to concerns with idolatry.
GnKj TIL Sean Connery placed third in the 1950 Mr. Universe contest
6EA6Z TIL that the inspiration for creating SimCity came when its creator Will Wright was developing a helicopter shoot'em up and found that he enjoyed messing around with the tool that creates the landscape maps more than the game itself!