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TIL That there is a well documented fan theory that “The Shining” was secretly Stanley Kubrick’s way of telling his audience he filmed the fake lunar landing.

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BbJy TIL that prior to the income tax being enacted in 1913, the U.S. government got up to 40% of its revenue from alcohol taxes. Without the income tax in place, the Prohibition Amendment would likely not have been proposed by the Senate in 1917.
p89DA TIL after her mental issues Britney Spears was placed under legal conservatorship. Her finances and many of her personal decisions are run by a group of paid conservators (including her father) for approval even today.
oB8xY TIL that in 1979, George Lucas created the Lucasfilm Computer Department with two branches. The Games Group became LucasArts. The Graphics Group became Pixar
0dGD1 TIL that most of the moons of Uranus are named after Shakespeare characters.
nRMo TIL The TI-84/83 calculators have comparably higher profit margins than apple due to their monopoly on the school system