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TIL: 4 Marlboro Men Have Died Of Smoking Related Diseases

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grxYD TIL about the Bascom affair, in which the Apache took 6 American settlers hostage and eventually killed them. The incident lead to a decades long struggle known as the Apache Wars.
OOda TIL L. Ron Hubbard considered himself a nuclear physicist, even though his degree was from an unaccredited university. The one course in nuclear physics Hubbard took was in 1931, whose records indicate that he scored an F in the course. Hubbard dropped out of school shortly thereafter with a 2.28GPA
Wk6R4 TIL the years-long legal battle between the owners of Hello Kitty and Miffy ended after the Japanese tsunami... both parties agreed to immediately drop the case and donate their anticipated legal fees to the Tsunami Relief Effort
jNbYR TIL: "Backpack nukes" weren't spy novel fiction. A veteran trained in the 60s to use one-person-portable nuclear weapons said “We all knew it was a one-way mission, a suicide mission,” since one couldn't get away in time and also such bombs weren't expected to be left unguarded before exploding.
QJ1AE TIL Chris Espinosa is Apple Inc.'s longest-serving employee, having held roles in documentation, marketing, engineering, and more. He's been working at Apple since 1976, which is over 45 years.