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TIL that back in 1997 Microsoft invested $150 million in Apple, helping them stay clear of bankruptcy.

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MeZLA TIL a Canadian engineer studying anti-ballistic missile systems developed a theoretical method for launching satellites via canon. He was likely assassinated by the Mossad in 1990
7rdEr TIL about the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, built on the site of "S-21," one of at least 150 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge. Of the estimated 20,000 people who were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng, there are only twelve known survivors.
QJXvk TIL in Finland, all PhD graduates receive both a top hat and sword with their diploma
neBg7 TIL there is a 4hr long version of Airport 77 that aired on TBS in 1978. The TBS version remains unreleased in theaters and home media to this day.
XE6Wk TIL that Orson Welles was only 23 years old when he made "War of the Worlds," the 1938 radio play that allegedly fooled some listeners into thinking Earth was being invaded by Martians. He was 25 when he made "Citizen Kane," still considered one of the greatest American films of all time.