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TIL that Markus Persson, the billionaire creator of Minecraft, never finished high school

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16nAO TIL about the Helmand Culture (or Helmand Civilization) which existed in Bronze Age Afghanistan and Eastern Iran and they had Texts in the Elamite Language suggesting Connections to the West of Iran
gMGP7 TIL Ethanol works as an antiknock agent just as well as tetraethyllead (TEL) when blended in fuel at 20-30%. General Motors decided to go with TEL instead of ethanol because it was patentable and thus profitable. Internal memos showed they knew of TEL alternatives but publicly denied them.
6EbdJ TIL that Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Cookie Monster, Yoda and many more are voiced by the same person.
Egel7 TIL in 1950 U.S. Senator Edwin C. Johnson’s favorite actress was Ingrid Bergman. However, when it became public knowledge that she had an affair, he introduced legislation banning all Hollywood movies starring amoral actors and actresses. Humiliated, Bergman left the country.
4Xo7X TIL of the Deflategate scandal, where American footballer Tom Brady was accused of ordering the footballs to be deflated, resulting in him being suspended for four games.