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TIL In March 2021 Facebook suddenly removed the page for Bitche, the capital of Pays de Bitche, France. After complaints Facebook restored the page and apologized to the town.

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VMolm TIL stock scammer Jordan Belfort originally wanted to be a dentist, but backed out when his college dean told him on the first day that "The golden age of dentistry is over. If you’re here simply because you’re looking to make a lot of money, you’re in the wrong place."
E1Oax TIL the PS3 launched in 2006 at $599 making it one of the most expensive consoles of all-time. But despite it's high price, Sony continued to lose money on every PS3 sold until 2010.
p4l4 TIL the astronauts of Apollo 11 received a per diem of $8 a day for their mission to the moon.
mxXJo TIL until 1970, United Airlines had ‘men only' flights featuring complimentary cigars, cocktails and a full-course steak dinner in the exclusive company of other men (besides the stewardesses, of course).
gMM8X TIL that black nationalist Marcus Garvey created a shipping line called the Black Star Line with the goal returning African-Americans to Africa