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TIL of Phillppe Khan who in 1997 invented the camera phone.The first photo being of his new born daughter Sophie.

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DQvQg TIL A judge ordered nude photos taken of Ann Wilson of Heart by Annie Leibovitz to be placed in a security box needing 2 keys, one held by Annie and the other by Ann.
NxXM TIL of Oskar Dirlewanger, commander of the “Dirlewanger” unit, the most infamous SS unit in the German military during WWII. A child molester, violent alcoholic, and sadist, the war crimes committed under Dirlewanger’s command remain unparalleled in their monstrosity.
0kAj TIL Samuel L Jackson has a clause in all his movie contracts stating that he gets 2 days off a week to play golf and the producers have to pay for it